Constitutions in authoritarian regimes /
Constitutions in authoritarian regimes /
edited by Tom Ginsburg, Alberto Simpser.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- ix, 271 p. : ill. b&w ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: constitutions in authoritarian regimes / The Category Ruling against rules / Authoritarian constitutionalism: some conceptual considerations / Constitutional Design in Authoritarian Regimes -- The political economy of autocratic constitutions / Authoritarian constitution making: the role of the military in Latin America / Constitutions in authoritarian regimes: the Egyptian constitution of 1971 / Contents of Authoritarian Constitutions -- The content of authoritarian constitutions / Constitutional variation among strains of authoritarianism / Consequences of Authoritarian Constitutions -- The role of presidential power in authoritarian elections / The informal politics of formal constitutions : rethinking the effects of 'presidentialism' and 'parliamentarism' in the cases of Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, and Ukraine / The Party's leadership as a living constitution in China / Tom Ginsburg and Alberto Simpser -- Adam Przeworski -- Mark Tushnet -- Michael Albertus and Victor Menaldo -- Gabriel Negretto -- Kristen Stilt -- Tom Ginsburg, Zachary Elkins and James Melton -- David S. Law and Mila Versteeg -- Jennifer Gandhi -- Henry E. Hale -- Xin He. Ch. 1. Pt. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Pt. 2. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Pt. 3. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Pt. 4. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11.
Constitutions in authoritarian regimes are often denigrated as meaningless exercises in political theater. Yet the burgeoning literature on authoritarian regimes more broadly has produced a wealth of insights into particular institutions such as legislatures, courts and elections; into regime practices such as cooptation and repression; and into non-democratic sources of accountability. In this vein, this volume explores the form and function of constitutions in countries without the fully articulated institutions of limited government. The chapters utilize a wide range of methods and focus on a broad set of cases, representing many different types of authoritarian regimes. The book offers an exploration into the constitutions of authoritarian regimes, generating broader insights into the study of constitutions and their functions more generally.
9781107663947
Constitutional law
Authoritarianism
342
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: constitutions in authoritarian regimes / The Category Ruling against rules / Authoritarian constitutionalism: some conceptual considerations / Constitutional Design in Authoritarian Regimes -- The political economy of autocratic constitutions / Authoritarian constitution making: the role of the military in Latin America / Constitutions in authoritarian regimes: the Egyptian constitution of 1971 / Contents of Authoritarian Constitutions -- The content of authoritarian constitutions / Constitutional variation among strains of authoritarianism / Consequences of Authoritarian Constitutions -- The role of presidential power in authoritarian elections / The informal politics of formal constitutions : rethinking the effects of 'presidentialism' and 'parliamentarism' in the cases of Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, and Ukraine / The Party's leadership as a living constitution in China / Tom Ginsburg and Alberto Simpser -- Adam Przeworski -- Mark Tushnet -- Michael Albertus and Victor Menaldo -- Gabriel Negretto -- Kristen Stilt -- Tom Ginsburg, Zachary Elkins and James Melton -- David S. Law and Mila Versteeg -- Jennifer Gandhi -- Henry E. Hale -- Xin He. Ch. 1. Pt. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Pt. 2. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Pt. 3. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Pt. 4. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11.
Constitutions in authoritarian regimes are often denigrated as meaningless exercises in political theater. Yet the burgeoning literature on authoritarian regimes more broadly has produced a wealth of insights into particular institutions such as legislatures, courts and elections; into regime practices such as cooptation and repression; and into non-democratic sources of accountability. In this vein, this volume explores the form and function of constitutions in countries without the fully articulated institutions of limited government. The chapters utilize a wide range of methods and focus on a broad set of cases, representing many different types of authoritarian regimes. The book offers an exploration into the constitutions of authoritarian regimes, generating broader insights into the study of constitutions and their functions more generally.
9781107663947
Constitutional law
Authoritarianism
342