The third edition updates its predecessor by including material on important recent developments. In addition to general updating on matters such as gender equality, federalism and affirmative action it expands the treatment of dialogic forms of judicial review. The treatment of constitution-making has been expanded to include discussions of popular participation and of the possibility that constitutional amendments might be held unconstitutional. The book continues to have a substantial discussion of the treatment of emergencies in the world’s constitutional systems. The authors also reorganized, updated and expanded:

• The chapters on courts and constitutionalism.

• Materials on social and economic rights in the last chapter.

• The discussion of freedom of expression.


Imprint: Foundation Press
Series: University Casebook Series
Publication Date: 08/08/2014

Vicki C. Jackson, Harvard University Law School

Mark V. Tushnet, Harvard University Law School

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Extensive updating of topics in Third Edition include: Emergency powers Structures of judicial review (including discussion of the post-Second Edition amendments to the French Constitution) Abortion (including treatment of the topic in Colombia, and developments with respect to Ireland New material/chapter on the right to property Substantial revisions in treatment of Federalism Separation of powers Freedom of religion

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