TY - BOOK TI - Constitutionalism and the rule of law : : bridging idealism and realism [electronic resource] SN - 9781316585221 (ebook) : U1 - 342.001 PY - 2017/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Law KW - Constitutional Law N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316585221 ER -