The New Commonwealth Model of Constitutionalism: Theory and Practice

by Stephen Gardbaum

Book Overview

Stephen Gardbaum argues that recent bills of rights in Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia are an experiment in a new third way of organizing basic institutional arrangements in a democracy. This 'new Commonwealth model of constitutionalism' promises both an alternative to the conventional dichotomy of legislative versus judicial supremacy and innovative techniques for protecting rights. As such, it is an intriguing and important...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107401992
• ISBN13: 9781107401990
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"