Constitution

About: Constitution is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 37828 publications have been published within this topic receiving 435603 citations.

To Make a Nation: The Rediscovery of American Federalism

Abstract: Introduction: The National Idea in American Politics A. The Promise of Nationhood B. The Trial of Sectionalism C. The Impact of Industrialism D. The Challenge of Racism E. Federalism and Political Theory PART 1:FROM HIERARCHY TO REPUBLICANISM 1. The Rule of the Wise and the Holy: Thomas Aquinas A. The Ontology of Inequality B. Value, Utility, and Authority C. Hierarchies of Virtue and Grace D. Federalism from the Top Down E. The Enchanted World F. Deference to the Divine Likeness G. Old Tory Politics 2. The Idea of the National Republic: John Milton A. The Masterless Man B. Government by Discussion C. Elite and People D. Nation and Purpose 3. A Constitution for the National Republic: James Harrington A. The Dilemma of Scale: Machiavelli B. Constitutionalism and the Public Interest C. Representation from the Bottom Up D. The Machinery of Rational Deliberation E. Federalism for Utility or for Liberty? F. A Commonwealth for Increase PART 2:THE NATIONAL AND REPUBLICAN REVOLUTION 4. The Conflict of Ideas A. Edmund Burke and the Old Whig Constitution B. Blackstone and Sovereignty C. Benjamin Franklin and National Purpose 5. The Decade of Agitation A. Actual vs. Virtual Representation B. The Parliamentary Option C. The Federal Option D. Imperial Federalism E. Liberty vs. Union 6. The Discovery of the Nation A. How the Congress Was Chosen B. How the Congress Governed C. How the States Were Created D. Tom Paine's National and Federal Republic PART 3:THE NATIONAL AND REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION 7. Montesquieu's Confederate Republic A. The Structure B. The Mechanics C. The Confederate Republic in America D. The Anti-Federalist Case 8. Madison's Compound Republic A. Critique of Compact Federalism B. The New Legitimacy C. Critique of the Small Republic Theory D. Justice and the Public Interest E. Government by Discussion: Hume F. Government by Discussion: Madison G. Toward Power and justice 9. Auxiliary Precautions A. Representation B. Separation of Powers C. Why Have States? D. The People as Common Superior E. The Control of Faction 10. Sovereignty and Ratification A. How the Constitution Was Ordained B. Madison's Gap C. The National Solution D. Joseph Story's Classic Exposition E. Critique of Article VII F. Sovereignty, the Constitution, and Democracy 11. James Wilson's Social Union A. Purpose, Medieval and Modern B. The Four Great Objects C. The Fragility of Reason E. Participation and Public Affection F. The Social Passion G. Public Affection and Federalism Conclusion: Liberty and Union A. Strong Democracy B. Constitutionalism for Self-Government C. Federalism and Liberty D. Radicalism and Prudence Notes References Index

The New European Community: Decisionmaking And Institutional Change

Abstract: * Institutional Change in Europe in the 1980s Robert O. Keohane and Stanley Hoffmann. * Negotiating the Single European Act Andrew Moravcsik. * The European Commission Peter Ludlow. * The EC Council: The Communitys Decisionmaking Center Wolfgang Wessels. * Sovereignty and Accountability in the European Community Shirley Williams. * The Making of a Constitution for Europe G. Federico Mancini.

Legal Framework of the Water Sector in Vietnam

Abstract: Since 1986 and especially during the early 90s, environmental protection has become a constitutional principle in Vietnam as regulated by Articles 17 and 29 of the 1992 Constitution. The first Law on Environmental Protection, passed by the National Assembly on December 27, 1993 created a foundation for environmental legislation becoming an important field in Vietnam’s legal system. In the following, in January 1999, Vietnam enacted its very first Law on Water Resources (No. 08/1998/QH10) aiming to provide a foundational framework for managing the water sector in Vietnam. In recent years, the legislative framework on water resources management has further developed. Important water-related Government decrees, decisions and circulars on the guidance and implementation of the Law on Water Resources have been issued and often amended to meet the requirements of the country’s development, and its international integration. To date, Vietnam’s legislation on the water sector consists of a complex system of legal documents issued by different state agencies. Like in other legal fields, the groundwork of the legislation for the water sector is many-faceted. Though legislation of water sector management in Vietnam has greatly improved during the last decade, it has obviously not yet come to full fruition. Hence, this paper intends to analyze contradictions, gaps and overlaps of the current Law on Water Resources with other related laws/ordinances and secondary regulations that have bared themselves in the implementation process. Furthermore, the main aim of the study is to clarify and determine the need for a new comprehensive Law on Water Resources.

State and Civil Society: Explorations in Political Theory

Abstract: Of States and of Civil Societies Thinking about the State Civil Society A Conceptual History Civil Society The Hegelian, Marxian and the Gramscian Tradition Civil Society Reconsidered The Constitution of the Civil Sphere Civil Society as the Arena of Contestation Restating the Need for Civil Society