Constitutions, courts, and history : historical narratives in constitutional adjudication /

Emphasizes the role history and historical narratives play in constitutional adjudication. Uitz provocatively draws attention to the often-tense relationship between the constitution and historical precedence highlighting the interpretive and normative nature of the law. Her work seeks to understand...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Uitz, Renáta
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press 2005.
Online adgang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7829/j.ctt2jbnzv
Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Constitutional adjudication haunted by indeterminacy
  • Historical narratives in constitutional reasoning : intuitions and myths revisited
  • An overview of arguments used in constitutional adjudication
  • The constitutional text in the light of history
  • Behind historical narratives : the promise of continuity
  • The fruits of reconciliation : a bittersweet harvest.