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UNINA9910456121003321 |
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Autore |
Ferreres Comella Víctor |
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Titolo |
Constitutional courts and democratic values [[electronic resource] ] : a European perspective / / Víctor Ferreres Comella |
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New Haven ; ; London, : Yale University Press, c2009 |
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1-282-35279-2 |
9786612352799 |
0-300-14868-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1 online resource (xvi, 238 p.)) |
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Disciplina |
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Constitutional courts - Europe |
Constitutional courts - United States |
Judicial review - Europe |
Judicial review - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-222) and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Rise of Constitutional Courts -- 2. Historical Background: The Principle of Separation of Powers -- 3. A Traditional Justification: Legal Certainty -- 4. The Justification of Constitutional Review: The Sketch of an Argument -- 5. The Special Nature of Constitutional Discourse -- 6. The Structure of the Constitutional Conversation -- 7. Overcoming Judicial Timidity -- 8. The Democratic Objection to Constitutional Review -- 9. Democratic Checks on Courts -- 10. Decentralizing Tendencies in the System -- 11. The Impact of the European Court of Justice -- 12. The Impact of the European Court of Human Rights -- Afterword -- Notes -- Index |
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In this book, Víctor Ferreres Comella contrasts the European "centralized" constitutional court model, in which one court system is used to adjudicate constitutional questions, with a decentralized model, such as that of the United States, in which courts deal with both constitutional and nonconstitutional questions. Comella's systematic exploration of the reasons for and against the creation of constitutional |
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courts is rich in detail and offers an ambitious theory to justify the European preference for them. Based on extensive research on eighteen European countries, Comella finds that centralized review fits well with the civil law tradition and structures of ordinary adjudication in those countries. Comella concludes that-while the decentralized model works for the United States-there is more than one way to preserve democratic values and that these values are best preserved in the parliamentary democracies of Europe through constitutional courts. |
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UNINA9910557505903321 |
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Autore |
Rupasinghe H.P. Vasantha |
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Titolo |
Flavonoids and Their Disease Prevention and Treatment Potential |
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Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 electronic resource (346 p.) |
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Humanities |
Social interaction |
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Flavonoids are ubiquitously present in plant-based foods and natural health products. The molecule of flavonoids is characterized by a 15-carbon skeleton of C6–C3–C6, with the different structural configuration of subclasses. The major subclasses of flavonoids with health-promotional properties are the flavanols or catechins (e.g., epigallocatechin 3-gallate from green tea), the flavones (e.g., apigenin from celery), the flavonols (e.g., quercetin glycosides from apples, berries, and onion), the flavanones (e.g., naringenin from citrus), the anthocyanins (e.g., cyanidin-3-O-glucoside from berries), and the isoflavones (e.g., genistein from soya beans). Scientific evidence has strongly shown that regular intake of dietary flavonoids in efficacious amounts reduces the risk of oxidative stress- and chronic |
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inflammation-mediated pathogenesis of human diseases such as cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, and neurological disorders. The physiological benefits of dietary flavonoids have been demonstrated to be due to multiple mechanisms of action, including regulating redox homeostasis, epigenetic regulations, activation of survival genes and signaling pathways, regulation of mitochondrial function and bioenergetics, and modulation of inflammation response. The role of flavonoids on gut microbiota and the impact of microbial metabolites of flavonoids on optimal health has begun to unravel. The complex physiological modulations of flavonoid molecules are due to their structural diversity. However, some flavonoids are not absorbed well, and their bioavailability could be enhanced through structural modifications and applications of nanotechnology, such as encapsulation. This Special Issue consists of four review articles on flavonoids and 15 original research articles, which cover the latest findings on the role of dietary flavonoids and their derivatives in disease prevention and treatment. |
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