Constitutional design for divided societies [[electronic resource] ] : integration or accommodation? / / edited by Sujit Choudhry

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (491 p.)
• Disciplina: 342
• Soggetto topico: Constitutional law; Law
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ChoudhrySujit
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Table of Cases; PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW; 1 Bridging comparative politics and comparative constitutional law: Constitutional design in divided societies; 1. Introduction: Comparative constitutional law missing in action; 2. The Lijphart-Horowitz debate; 3. Integration versus accommodation; 4. Lessons for the integration-accommodation debate; 2 Integration or accommodation? The enduring debate in conflict regulation; 1. Distinguishing integration and accommodation from assimilation; 2. Integration; 3. Accommodation ; 4. Engagements between integrationists and accommodationists5. When is integration or accommodation appropriate?; 6. Conclusion; PART II: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES; 3 Beyond the dichotomy of universalism and difference: Four responses to cultural diversity; 1. Disestablishment; 2. Nation building; 3. Cultural preservation; 4. Equality of status; 5. Conclusion; 4 The internationalization of minority rights; 1. The basic international framework; 2. Limitations of the international framework; 3. Rethinking the approach; 4. Conclusion ; 5 Does the world need more Canada? The politics of the Canadian model in constitutional politics and political theory1. Introduction: Brian Barry versus Will Kymlicka; 2. The Canadian model: Accommodation and integration; 3. Will Kymlicka and the rise of the Canadian model in political theory; 4. The politics of the Canadian model: Canada in constitutional crisis; 5. Lessons from the Canadian model in crisis: A procedural and a substantive crisis; 6. Conclusion: The lesson of the Canadian model for multinational polities; 6 Ethnic identity and democratic institutions: A dynamic perspective ; 1. Ethnic identity2. Democratic institutions; 3. A dynamic perspective on institutional design; PART III: CASE-STUDIES; 7 Indonesia's quasi-federalist approach: Accommodation amid strong integrationist tendencies; 1. Introduction; 2. From integration to accommodation in Indonesia: Decentralization and "special" autonomy; 3. Special autonomy: An ambiguous reconciliation for Papuans; 4. The Law on Aceh: All but federacy; 5. Conclusion; 8 Integrationist and accommodationist measures in Nigeria's constitutional engineering: Successes and failures; 1. The background ; 2. Constitutional engineering through the combination of integrationist and accommodationist devices3. Accomplishments of the Nigerian design; 4. Inadequacies of the Nigerian design; 5. Political patronage, godfathers, and lawlessness; 6. Constitutional rescue; 7. Conclusion; 9 The limits of constitutionalism in the Muslim world: History and identity in Islamic law; 1. Introduction; 2. Historicist jurisprudence: Manifesting the transcendent through law; 3. Muslim state constitutions and protections for religious minorities; 4. Illustrating the tension at work: Saudi Arabia and Egypt ; 5. Understanding historical Shari'a
• Sommario/riassunto: How should constitutional design respond to the opportunities and challenges raised by ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural differences, and do so in ways that promote democracy, social justice, peace and stability? This is one of the most difficult questions facing societies in the world today.There are two schools of thought on how to answer this question. Under the heading of accommodation, some have argued for the need to recognize, institutionalize and empower differences. There are a range of constitutional instruments available to achieve this goal, such as multinational federali
• Titolo autorizzato: Constitutional design for divided societies
• ISBN: 1-283-58264-3; 9786613895097; 0-19-156023-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452797703321
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