| A Sociology of Transnational Constitutions: Social Foundations of the Post-National Legal Structure Contributor(s): Thornhill, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107038529 ISBN-13: 9781107038523 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $104.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Constitutional |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6" W x 9" (1.95 lbs) 538 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume focuses on the rise of transnational constitutional laws, primarily created by the interaction between national and international courts, and by the domestic transformation of international law. Through detailed analysis of patterns of institutional formation at key historical junctures in a number of national societies, it examines the social processes that have locked national states into an increasingly transnational constitutional order, and it explains how the growth of global constitutional norms has provided a stabilizing framework for the functions of state institutions. The book adopts a distinctive historical-sociological approach to these questions, examining the deep continuities between national constitutional law and contemporary models of global law. The volume makes an important contribution to the sociology of constitutional law, to the sociology of post-national legal processes, and to the sociology of human rights law. This title is also available as Open Access. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thornhill, Chris: - Chris Thornhill is Professor of Law at the University of Manchester. His research is mainly focused on the sociology of constitutional law, both in domestic and transnational contexts, and he has published a number of influential works in this area. His work has been translated into many languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, German, Russian and Portuguese. |