Abusive Constitutional Borrowing: Legal Globalization and the Subversion of Liberal Democracy

by Rosalind Dixon and David Landau

Law is fast globalizing as a field, and many lawyers, judges and political leaders are engaged in a process of comparative "borrowing". But this new form of legal globalization has darksides: it is not just a source of inspiration for those seeking to strengthen and improve democratic institutions and policies. It is increasingly an inspiration - and legitimation device - for those seeking to erode democracy by stealth, under the guise of a form of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192893769
• ISBN13: 9780192893765
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"