Identity, rights and constitutional transformation

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Identity, rights and constitutional transformation

edited by Patrick J. Hanafin, Melissa S. Williams

Ashgate, c1999

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These essays grew out of a workshop on comparative constitutionalism held in Toronto in April 1996

Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-199) and index

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Description

An analysis of the role of constitutional government from an international and interdisciplinary perspective. The blend of cross-national reference and comparison, and the fertilization of one discipline by another seeks to appeal to a broad interdisciplinary audience.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction, Patrick J. Hanafin and Melissa S. Williams
  • constitutional stigmatization, Alan C. Cairns
  • the contagion of rights - constitutions as carriers, Vivien Hart
  • impartial justice and partial perspectives, Melissa S. Williams
  • issues of territoriality and identity in the Irish constitution, Patrick Hanafin
  • cultural identity and constitutional reform - the challenge of Northern Ireland, Damian O'Leary
  • "race" and language in American and Canadian politics, Richard Iton
  • globalization and governance, Jan Aart Scholte
  • regional integration and restrictive constitutionalism in North American and Western Europe, Robert O'Brien
  • constituionalism as a form of conflict resolution, Robert Vipond.

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