European constitutionalism is not merely an intra-European phenomenon but it can also be compared to other major forms of constitutionalism. Over the past decade or so issues have emerged which seem to indicate that European constitutional theory and practice is becoming aware that it has developed certain rules and possesses certain characteristics which distinguish it from US constitutionalism and vice versa. This book explores whether such differences can be found in the five areas of 'freedom of speech', 'human dignity', 'duty to protect', 'adjudication' and 'democracy and international influences'. The authors of this book are constitutional scholars from Europe and the United States as well as from other constitutional states, such as Canada, Israel, Japan, Peru and South Africa.

This book asks whether and how far constitutional theory and judicial practice differ between Europe and the United States?

About the Author
Georg Nolte is Professor of Law at the University of Munich. From 1999 until 2004 he was Professor of Law at the University of Gottingen and in 2003/04 he was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford.

Reviews
"European and U.S. Constitutionalism makes an importtant contribution to the larger discipline of comparatice constitutional law... Daniel Halberstam, University of Michigan Law School, I-CON



Book Information
ISBN 9780521854016
Author Georg Nolte
Format Hardback
Page Count 324
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 650g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 25mm