The identity of the constitutional subject : selfhood, citizenship, culture, and community

by Michel Rosenfeld

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The last fifty years has seen a worldwide trend toward constitutional democracy. But can constitutionalism become truly global?Relying on historical examples of successfully implanted constitutional regimes, ranging from the older experiences in the United States and France to the relatively recent ones in Germany, Spain and South Africa, Michel Rosenfeld sheds light on the range of conditions necessary for the emergence, continuity and adaptability of a viable constitutional identity - show more citizenship, nationalism, multiculturalism, and human rights being important elements.T show less

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Michel Rosenfeld is Justice Sydney L. Robins Professor of Human Rights, at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Rosenfeld teaches and is widely published in the fields of American and comparative constitutional law and legal philosophy. His books include Affirmative Action and Justice: A Philosophical and Constitutional inquiry (1991); Just show more Interpretations. Law Between Ethics and Politics (1998); and Comparative Constitutionalism: Cases and Materials (2003). show less

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Politics and Government, Nonfiction, Philosophy
DDC/MDS
342Society, government, & cultureLawU.S. Constitution - Bill of Rights, Amendments
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K3165 .R668LawComparative law. International uniform lawConstitutional law
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