Western Constitutional System (Volume 1: The Constitution of the United States) (Young and Middle-aged Legal Studies Library)

Author: Zhang Qianfan
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book systematically introduces and compares the constitutional systems and practices of four major political entities: the United States, France, Germany, and the European Union. The book consists of 19 chapters, divided into two volumes. The first volume contains 8 chapters, discussing different aspects of the U.S. constitutional system, including the horizontal and vertical federal structures of the U.S. federal government and fundamental freedoms and rights. The second volume contains 11 chapters, covering the constitutional development of major rule-of-law countries in Europe, including France's constitutional history and the Constitutional Council's protection of human rights over the past two decades, the key aspects of Germany's Basic Law, and the evolution of the European Union and its judicial institutions' protection of trade freedom and normal criminal procedures. The book not only includes important constitutional provisions and theories of each country but also translates significant historical provisions from the constitutional histories of these nations. Each chapter is followed by supplementary readings for interested scholars or students to consult.