Research Handbook on the Politics of Constitutional Law

编辑标记Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law Emeritus, Harvard University, US and Dimitry Kochenov, Head of Rule of Law Research Group, CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest, Hungary and Professor of Legal Studies, CEU Department of Legal Studies, Vienna, Austria

This Research Handbook deals with the politics of constitutional law around the world, using both comparative and political analysis, delivering global treatment of the politics of constitutional law across issues, regions and legal systems. Offering an innovative, critical approach to an array of key concepts and topics, this book will be a key resource for legal scholars and political science scholars. Students with interests in law and politics, constitutions, legal theory and public policy will also find this a beneficial companion.

‘The separation of law and politics, long a staple of both popular and jurisprudential commentary, has for some time been exposed as a potentially harmful fiction that often obscures the essence of the legal process. Rarely, however, has this essence been so comprehensively explored, and with such breadth of coverage, as it is in this splendid volume. Tushnet and Kochenov have masterfully curated this vitally needed collection, dispelling any remaining argument for the idea that there is something oxymoronic in the practice of constitutional politics. In so doing, they have provided a compendium of groundbreaking work that will open multiple pathways for further scholarly investigation.’
– Gary Jacobsohn, University of Texas at Austin, US

‘The law-politics distinction is at once fluid, hard to define and yet crucial to our understanding of constitutional law. This Research Handbook brings together a dazzling array of constitutional thinkers to explore this distinction and in doing so offers valuable insights about constitutional law and politics in a range of jurisdictions world wide. Methodologically and thematically eclectic in scope, it promises to be an essential reference for constitutional lawyers, political scientists and theorists for many years to come.’
– Rosalind Dixon, University of New South Wales, Australia