Constitutionalism and a right to effective government?

Nations around the world are facing various crises of ineffective government. Basic governmental functions-protecting rights, preventing violence, and promoting material well-being-are compromised, leading to declines in general welfare, in the enjoyment of rights, and even in democracy itself. This...

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Other Authors: Jackson, Vicki C. (Editor), Dawood, Yasmin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2022
Series:Comparative constitutional law and policy
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • "To secure these rights" : constitutionalism and effective government / Vicki C. Jackson and Yasmin Dawood
  • Resolution and accommodation in the good constitution / Nicholas Barber
  • Effective governance and the social dimension of the rule of law / Jeff King
  • Effective government and the two faces of constitutionalism / Yasmin Dawood
  • The right to effective self-government / Katharina Pistor
  • Post-liberal constitutionalism and the right to effective government / David S. Law
  • Does the First Amendment forbid, permit, or require government support of news industries? / Martha Minow
  • The "right to effective governance" and the human rights baseline / Gerald L. Neuman
  • The unconstitutional state of affairs doctrine / Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa and Guillermo Otálora Lozano
  • Courts and effective governance / Mark Tushnet and Madhav Khosla
  • The new managerialism : courts, positive duties, and economic and social rights Katharine G. Young
  • What does effective government have to do with the Constitution? / Gillian E. Metzger
  • The president's two bodies / Daphna Renan
  • Legislatures and effective government : raising expectations for representatives / Vicki C. Jackson
  • Constitutional directives and the duty to govern well / Tarunabh Khaitan
  • Recursive representation : the basic idea / Jane Mansbridge
  • Can constitutions fix party system breakdowns? A skeptical view / David Landau
  • Political fragmentation and the decline of effective government / Richard H. Pildes
  • Constitutionalism and public corruption : an introductory sketch / Matthew C. Stephenson