Constitutionalism and the rule of law : bridging idealism and realism [electronic resource]
edited by Maurice Adams, Anne Meuwese and Ernst Hirsch Ballin.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- 1 online resource (547 p.)
Table of contents: Part I. Realism and Idealism in Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law: Theory and History Part II. The Rule of Law in Country-Specific Settings: Case Studies in Reconciling Realism and Idealism Part III. Transnational Phenomena and International Developments
Includes index.
Rule of law and constitutionalist ideals are understood by many, if not most, as necessary to create a just political order. Defying the traditional division between normative and positive theoretical approaches, this book explores how political reality on the one hand, and constitutional ideals on the other, mutually inform and influence each other.