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Democracy and Constitutions - Putting Citizens First (Paperback)
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Democracy and Constitutions - Putting Citizens First (Paperback)
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As things stand, a commitment to weak democracy and strong
constitutionalism ensures that a range of elite groups, actors, and
institutions - political, economic, intellectual, and legal - hold
considerable sway over constitutional matters, leaving less room
for the participation of ordinary people. With the continued
primacy of liberal constitutionalism, constitutional law has come
to represent and facilitate the centrality of judicial power and
authority. In Democracy and Constitutions, Allan C. Hutchinson
warns against this deference to a legal elite on questions of
constitutional meaning. For Hutchinson, an over-reliance on
constitutional law, and a lack of attention to democratic politics,
keeps people from influencing the moral and political character of
society; it saps civic energies and relegates ordinary people to
the sidelines. Engaging and provocative, Democracy and
Constitutions charts a course away from the elitism of the present
and toward a more democratic future, one that re-balances society's
commitment to both democracy and constitutions. Advocating for a
strong democracy and weak constitutionalism, this book places
ordinary people at the institutional heart of government and
politics, arguing that such a re-calibration is better for
democracy and for society.
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