The Political Dimension of Constitutional Law

Book Overview

This book discusses in what sense constitutional law has a political dimension, raising the question whether constitutional law is fundamentally political as to its validity, terms of its origin, conceptual structure and/or corresponding practice. It also poses the question whether that dimension is a political-theological dimension. A positive answer to these questions challenges the prevailing view that constitutional law is to be conceived strictly as law, moreover as written law, approved at a certain point in history by a particular power and interpreted as any other law by the judiciary. The essays included in this book, written by leading scholars in constitutional theory - including Martin Loughlin, Paul Kahn, Manon Altwegg-Boussac and Massimo La Torre - address these questions in a timely and original way.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030384616
• ISBN13: 9783030384616
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"