Tag: Comparative Constitutional Law

  • Protection of Animals

    Protection and Status of Animals In relation to the protection and status of animals and constitutional law, Jessica Eisen and Kristen Stilt[1] made the following observation: Constitutions mention animals in many different contexts. This entry will focus on the relatively recent […]

  • Local Government

    Introduction to Local Government Local Government, agency organized to provide and supervise administrative, fiscal, and other services to the people who reside within its territorial boundaries. It is the level of government most directly accountable to the public. In the U.S. local […]

  • Local Government

    Introduction to Local Government Local Government, agency organized to provide and supervise administrative, fiscal, and other services to the people who reside within its territorial boundaries. It is the level of government most directly accountable to the public. In the U.S. local […]

  • Pardon Power

    In relation to the pardon power and constitutional law, Andrew Novak[1] made the following observation: The pardon power (or, the power to pardon) refers to the executive power to alter, cancel, or substitute a criminal sentence or punishment outside of the judicial branch. This power is […]

  • Pardon Power

    In relation to the pardon power and constitutional law, Andrew Novak[1] made the following observation: The pardon power (or, the power to pardon) refers to the executive power to alter, cancel, or substitute a criminal sentence or punishment outside of the judicial branch. This power is […]

  • Bioethics

    In relation to the bioethics and constitutional law, Fruzsina Molnár-Gábor[1] made the following observation: Bioethics is a discipline concerned with studying and resolving challenges within the life sciences as understood in a broad sense. Its most important aim is to monitor […]

  • Bioethics

    In relation to the bioethics and constitutional law, Fruzsina Molnár-Gábor[1] made the following observation: Bioethics is a discipline concerned with studying and resolving challenges within the life sciences as understood in a broad sense. Its most important aim is to monitor […]

  • Judicial Review of Federal Laws

    Lüth Case (Germany) In relation to the lüth case (Germany) and constitutional law, Stephan Jaggi[1] made the following observation: The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany's (Bundesverfassungsgericht) (BVerfG) Lüth decision of 15 January 1958 must be viewed against the historical […]

  • Judicial Review of Federal Laws

    Lüth Case (Germany) In relation to the lüth case (Germany) and constitutional law, Stephan Jaggi[1] made the following observation: The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany's (Bundesverfassungsgericht) (BVerfG) Lüth decision of 15 January 1958 must be viewed against the historical […]

  • Freedom of Art

    In relation to the freedom of art and constitutional law, Eleni Polymenopoulou[1] made the following observation: 1 Freedom and artistic creation are intrinsically linked: 'The essence of artistic endeavour lies in the free creative process whereby the artist, in his chosen […]

  • Freedom of Art

    In relation to the freedom of art and constitutional law, Eleni Polymenopoulou[1] made the following observation: 1 Freedom and artistic creation are intrinsically linked: 'The essence of artistic endeavour lies in the free creative process whereby the artist, in his chosen […]

  • Loyalty Towards Federation

    In relation to the loyalty towards federation and constitutional law, Michèle Finck[1] made the following observation: The principle of federal good faith, also referred to as federal comity, federal loyalty, federal trust, or federal fidelity, is a guiding principle that intervenes in […]

  • Loyalty Towards Federation

    In relation to the loyalty towards federation and constitutional law, Michèle Finck[1] made the following observation: The principle of federal good faith, also referred to as federal comity, federal loyalty, federal trust, or federal fidelity, is a guiding principle that intervenes in […]

  • Right to Freedom

    In relation to the right to freedom and constitutional law, Fernando Simón Yarza[1] made the following observation: Understood as a political principle, the right to freedom constitutes one of the pillars of the constitutional state, not to say its cornerstone. Certainly all the […]

  • History of Emergency

    History and Concepts of Emergency In relation to the history and concepts of emergency and constitutional law, Giacomo Delledonne[1] made the following observation: According to standard accounts of constitutionalism, a constitutional framework, specifying the allocation of powers and […]