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The Constitution of Freedom - An Introduction to Legal Constitutionalism (Paperback)
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The Constitution of Freedom - An Introduction to Legal Constitutionalism (Paperback)
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Constitutional democracy is more fragile and less 'natural' than
autocracy. While this may sound surprising to complacent democrats,
more and more people find autocracy attractive, because they were
never forced to understand or imagine what despotism is.
Generations who have lived in stable democracies with the promise
that their enviable world will become the global 'normal' find
government rule without constitutionalism difficult to conceive. It
is difficult, but never too late, to see one's own constitutional
system as something that is fragile, or up for grabs and in need of
constant attention and care. In this book, Andras Sajo and Renata
Uitz explore how constitutionalism protects us and how it might be
undone by its own means. Sajo and Uitz's intellectual history of
the constitutional ideal is rich in contextual detail and informed
by case studies that give an overview of both the theory and
practice of constitutionalism worldwide. Classic constitutions are
contrasted with twentieth-century and contemporary endeavours, and
experimentations in checks and balances. Their endeavour is neither
apologetic (and certainly not celebratory), nor purely defensive:
this book demonstrates why constitutionalism should continue to
matter. Between the rise of populist, anti-constitutional sentiment
and the normalization of the apparatus of counter-terrorism, it is
imperative that the political communities who seek to sustain
democracy as freedom understand the importance of
constitutionalism. This book is essential reading for students of
law and general readers without prior knowledge of the field, as
well as those in politics who believe they know how government
works. It shows what is at stake in the debate on
constitutionalism.
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