Democracy in Crisis?
With the impending threat of presidential impeachment in the US, the illegal prorogation of parliament in the UK, anti-constitutional breakdown in Poland, and much more besides - is constitutional democracy in crisis?
Explore our curated collection of Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law articles, book chapters, and journal articles covering the essential terminology and key jurisdictional issues. All content is free to read until January 7, 2020.
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Content taken from Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law Prorogation of the Legislative Body |
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Europe Dismantling Checks and Balances (II): Judges and Prosecutors Brexit and the Scottish Question Constitutional Crisis in Spain: The Catalan Secessionist Challenge
North America Dealing with “Hate Speech” Correcting a Few Misconceptions The United States: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Campaign Financing Can the President Be Charged with a Crime? The Arguments The Uneasy Place of Parties in the Constitutional Order Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian Constitution
South America The “New” Latin American Constitutionalism: Old Wine in New Skins The President: Problems of Executive Overreach The Slow Change in Chile: Long-term Security Sector Reform Alongside Constitutional Transition
Asia Overview of the Constitutional Systems Indian Constitutionalism: crisis, unity, and history The Philippines: Peace Talks and Autonomy in Mindanao
Africa & Middle East The Evolution of Modern African Constitutions: A Retrospective Perspective Constitutional Infidelity and Federalism in Nigeria The Quest for a New Economic Order in Egypt’s Constitutional Transformation
Australia & New Zealand Citizenship Tribal Constitutionalism and Historic Claims: The Impact of Claims Settlement on Tribal Membership Governance in Australia and New Zealand
Transnational and Comparative Constitutions Under Stress Back into the political? Rethinking judicial, legal, and transnational constitutionalism The Transnational Counter-Terrorism Order: A Problématique |
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The First Amendment in |
Unable: The Law, Politics, and Limits of Section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment |
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Poland's Constitutional Breakdown |
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Who is to Judge?
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