Comparative Constitutional Law (Research Handbooks in Comparative Law)

680 Pages·2011·2.65 MB·English

by  Tom Ginsburg

COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
RESEARCH HANDBOOKS IN COMPARATIVE LAW
Series Editors: Francesco Parisi, Oppenheimer Wolff and Donnelly Professor of Law,
University of Minnesota, USA and Professor of Economics, University of Bologna, Italyand
Tom Ginsburg, Professor of Law, University of Chicago, USA
The volumes in this series offer high-level discussion and analysis on particular aspects of
legal systems and the law. Well-known scholars edit each handbook and bring together acces-
sible yet sophisticated contributions from an international cast of top researchers. The first
series of its kind to cover a wide range of comparative issues so comprehensively, this is an
indispensable resource for students and scholars alike.
Titles in this series include:
Comparative Administrative Law
Edited by Susan Rose-Ackerman and Peter L. Lindseth
Comparative Constitutional Law
Edited by Tom Ginsburg and Rosalind Dixon
Comparative Constitutional Law
Edited by
Tom Ginsburg
University of Chicago, USA
and
Rosalind Dixon
University of Chicago, USA

RESEARCH HANDBOOKS IN COMPARATIVE LAW
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Contents
List of contributors viii
Acknowledgements xi
1 Introduction 1
Rosalind Dixon and Tom Ginsburg
PART I CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN AND REDESIGN
2 Drafting, design and gender 19
Helen Irving
3 Participation in constitutional design 38
Justin Blount
4 Transitional justice and the transformation of constitutionalism 57
Ruti Teitel
5 Constitutional drafting and external influence 77
Zaid Al-Ali
6 Constitutional amendment rules: a comparative perspective 96
Rosalind Dixon
7 Constitutional endurance 112
Tom Ginsburg
PART II CONSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY
8 The formation of constitutional identities 129

Gary J. Jacobsohn
9 Citizenship and the boundaries of the constitution 143
Kim Rubenstein and Niamh Lenagh-Maguire
10 Comparative constitutional law and Indigenous peoples: Canada,
New Zealand and the USA 170
Claire Charters
11 A new global constitutional order? 189
David Schneiderman
PART III CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE
12 Legislative-executive relations 211
José Antonio Cheibub and Fernando Limongi
13 The separation of legislative and executive powers 234
Ronald J. Krotoszynski, Jr.
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14 Political parties and constitutionalism 254
Richard H. Pildes
15 The rise of specialized constitutional courts 265
Víctor Ferreres Comella
16 The interplay of constitutional and ordinary jurisdiction 278
Frank I. Michelman
17 Constitutional experimentation: rethinking how a bill of rights functions 298
Janet L. Hiebert
18 The rise of weak-form judicial review 321
Mark Tushnet
19 Constitutions and emergency regimes 334
Oren Gross
20 Federalism, devolution and secession: from classical to post-conflict
federalism 356
Sujit Choudhry and Nathan Hume
PART IV INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND STATE DUTIES
21 The structure and scope of constitutional rights 387
Stephen Gardbaum
22 The comparative constitutional law of freedom of expression 406
Adrienne Stone
23 Comparative constitutional law and religion 422
Ran Hirschl
24 Autonomy, dignity and abortion 441
Donald P. Kommers
25 Human dignity in constitutional adjudication 459
Paolo G. Carozza
26 Equality 473
Kate O’Regan and Nick Friedman

27 The right to property 504
Tom Allen
28 Socio-economic rights: has the promise of eradicating the divide between
first and second generation rights been fulfilled? 519
Dennis M. Davis
29 Comparative constitutional law and the challenges of terrorism law 532
Kent Roach
30 Legal protection of same-sex partnerships and comparative constitutional
law 551
Nicholas Bamforth
PART V COURTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION
31 Judicial engagement with comparative law 571
Cheryl Saunders
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32 Constitutional interpretation in comparative perspective: comparing
judges or courts? 599
Vicki C. Jackson and Jamal Greene
33 Docket control and the success of constitutional courts 624
David Fontana
Index 643
Contributors
Zaid Al-Ali is Visiting Lecturer at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences-Po), Paris,
France; Senior Analyst at the International Crisis Group; PhD Candidate at the University of
Paris II (Pantheon-Assas); and Outside Counsel (international commercial arbitration).
Tom Allenis Professor, Durham Law School (UK).
Nicholas Bamforthis Fellow in Law, Queen’s College, University of Oxford (UK).
Justin Blount is Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, University of
Illinois.
Paolo G. Carozzais Professor, University of Notre Dame Law School.
Claire Charters is Research Fellow, New Zealand Centre for Public Law, Victoria
University of Wellington (New Zealand), and Human Rights Officer, United Nations Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
José Antonio Cheibub is Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Sujit Choudhryis Scholl Chair, University of Toronto Faculty of Law (Canada).
Dennis M. Davisis Judge of the High Court, Cape Town, South Africa.

Rosalind Dixonis Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Law School.
Víctor Ferreres Comella is Professor of Constitutional Law, Pompeu Fabra University
(Barcelona).
David Fontanais Associate Professor, George Washington University Law School.
Nick Friedmanis M.Phil Candidate, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford
(UK).
Stephen Gardbaumis MacArthur Foundation Professor of International Justice and Human
Rights, University of California Los Angeles School of Law.
Tom Ginsburgis Professor, University of Chicago Law School.
Jamal Greeneis Associate Professor, Columbia Law School.
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Contributors ix
Oren Gross is Irving Younger Professor of Law and Director, Institute for International
Legal & Security Studies, University of Minnesota Law School.
Janet L. Hiebertis Professor of Political Studies, Queen’s University (Canada).
Ran Hirschl is Professor of Law and Political Science, and Canada Research Chair in
Constitutionalism, Democracy, and Development, University of Toronto (Canada).
Nathan Humeis an S.J.D. candidate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law (Canada).
Helen Irvingis Professor, University of Sydney Law School (Australia).
Vicki C. Jackson is Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown
University Law Center.
Gary J. Jacobsohnis H. Malcolm Macdonald Professor of Constitutional and Comparative
Law, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin.
Donald P. Kommers is Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor of Political Science and
Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Notre Dame.
Ronald J. Krotoszynski, Jr. is John S. Stone Chairholder of Law and Director of Faculty
Research, University of Alabama Law School.
Niamh Lenagh-Maguire is a Lawyer at the Australian Goverment Solicitor, Canberra
(Australia).
Fernando Limongiis Professor, Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil).
Frank I. Michelmanis Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard University.

Kate O’Reganis former Judge, Constitutional Court of South Africa (1994–2009); Honorary
Professor, University of Cape Town; Visiting Professor, University of Oxford(UK).
Richard H. Pildesis Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University
School of Law.
Kent Roach is Prichard-Wilson Chair of Law and Public Policy, University of Toronto
Faculty of Law (Canada).
Kim Rubenstein is Professor and Director of the Centre for International and Public Law,
Australian National University College of Law (Australia).
Cheryl Saundersis Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne Law School (Australia).
David Schneidermanis Professor, University of Toronto (Canada).
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Adrienne Stoneis Professor, University of Melbourne Law School (Australia).
Ruti Teitelis Ernst C. Stiefel Professor of Comparative Law, New York Law School.
Mark Tushnetis William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School.