Engineering constitutional change : a comparative perspective on Europe, Canada and the USA / / edited by Xenophon Contiades

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462775603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-283-91954-0; 0-203-09499-9; 1-136-21078-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (489 p.)
• Collana: Routledge research in constitutional law
• Altri autori (Persone): KontiadesXenophon I
• Disciplina: 342.03
• Soggetti: Constitutional amendments - Europe; Constitutional amendments - Canada; Constitutional amendments - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Constitutional change engineering -- Constitutional change in Austria -- The process of constitutional amendment in Belgium -- Constitutional change, and constitutional amendment : a Canadian conundrum -- Formal and informal methods of constitutional change in Denmark -- Constitutional amendment in Finland -- Constitutional amendment in France -- Constitutional amendments, and constitutional changes in Germany -- Constitutional change in Greece -- Constitutional amendment in Ireland -- Constitutional revision in Italy : a marginal instrument for constitutional change -- Constitutional amendment in Luxembourg -- The constitutional revision process in the Netherlands : sensible security valve or cause of constitutional paralysis? -- The Portuguese Constitution of 1976 : half-life and decay -- Constitutional change in Spain -- Constitutional amendment in Sweden -- Constitutional revision : the case of Switzerland -- Constitutional amendment in the United Kingdom -- Constitutional revision in the United States of America -- Models of constitutional change.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume provides a holistic presentation of the reality of ; constitutional change in 18 countries (the 15 old EU member states, Canada, Switzerland and the USA). The essays offer analysis on formal and informal constitutional amendment bringing forth the overall picture of the parallel paths constitutional change follows, in correlation to what the constitution means and how constitutional law works. To capture the patterns of constitutional change, multi-faceted parameters are explored such as the interrelations between form of government, party system, and constitutional amendment; the