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A Pluralist Theory of Constitutional Justice: Assessing Liberal Democracy in Times of Rising Populism and Illiberalism
This book provides a systematic account of the role of distributive justice in the normative legitimation of liberal constitutions. The requirements of distributive justice are highly contested, and constitutions are susceptible to influencing those they govern. Rosenfeld suggests that liberal constitutions must incorporate "justice essentials".
Author(s) | By Michel Rosenfeld (University Professor of Law and Comparative Democracy and Sydney L. Robins Professor of Human Rights, University Professor of Law and Comparative Democracy and Sydney L. Robins Professor of Human Rights, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of |
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Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 320 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 27 Oct 2022 |
Availability | Available |
This book provides a systematic account of the role of distributive justice in the normative legitimation of liberal constitutions. The requirements of distributive justice are highly contested, and constitutions are susceptible to influencing those they govern. Rosenfeld suggests that liberal constitutions must incorporate "justice essentials".
Michel Rosenfeld is the University Professor of Law and Comparative Democracy, Justice Sydney L. Robins Professor of Human Rights and Director of the Program on Global and Comparative Constitutional Theory at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshi