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This book is a topical study of populist constitutionalism and
illiberal democracies,exploring their roots in constitutional
imagination as well as their normativeentrenchment and performance
in political reality. It provides insightful analysis ofrepublican
constitutionalism, focusing on the role of people in radical
democracyand revolutionary constitutional reform. Furthermore, the
outlook, adequacyand performance of constitutional principles in
times of democratic ruptures areassessed. The contributors examine
the rise of populist constitutionalism and themain trends that have
led to the current, ongoing crises in liberal democracy. Thebook
includes original analyses of populist constitutionalism from the
viewpointof emotions and constitutional imagination, as well as a
special chapter devotedto the challenges posed to constitutional
democracy by COVID-19. Combiningtheoretical contributions,
comparative typologies and important case studies, thespread of
populism and illiberal democracy in Europe is critically
explored.Populist Constitutionalism and Illiberal Democracies is a
timely contribution to thelively discussion surrounding
constitutional law, comparative constitutional law,comparative
constitutionalism and political science regarding the rise and
spreadof illiberal democracies, authoritarian political regimes and
revolutionary, radicaldemocratic and populist constitutionalism.
This book explores the pros and cons of the death penalty and the
history of capital punishment. In this context, it puts a special
emphasis on the situation in Hungary, where, amongst its neighbors,
in recent years the demand for the reestablishment of the death
penalty has received the strongest political support from many
pro-government politicians. Toth presents tendencies toward
abolition of the death penalty and analyzes the arguments by which
the death penalty can, in principle, be criticized or even
defended. The book presents the main issues of the death penalty,
arguments of both abolitionists and retentionists, and reviews the
modern history of this sanction. It does not seek to convince the
reader of the correctness or wrongness of the death penalty, but it
presents both sides of the argument and their standpoints, and
leaves the reader to decide. It encourages informed debate and
discussion.
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