Limiting Government: An Introduction to Constitutionalism

by András Sajó and Judge Andras Sajo

Book Overview

Until the previous decade, constitutionalism in Eastern Europe was considered to be an outmoded concept of the nineteenth century. Changes in the region, however, have brought back the fundamental question of the need to restrict government power through social self-binding.

This book discusses the mechanisms of such restriction, including different forms of the separation of powers and constitutional review. It relates the theoretical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9639116246
• ISBN13: 9789639116245
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher