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Europe's Functional Constitution: A Theory of Constitutionalism Beyond the State
Through critical appraisal of the European Union and its legal system, this book offers an engaging evaluation of the extent to which constitutionalism, as an empirical idea and normative ideal, can be adapted to institutions beyond the state. It provides a compelling and rich argument for the idea of 'functional constitutionalism'.
| Author(s) | By Turkuler Isiksel (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Columbia University). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 304 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 29 Apr 2019 |
| Availability | POD |
Through critical appraisal of the European Union and its legal system, this book offers an engaging evaluation of the extent to which constitutionalism, as an empirical idea and normative ideal, can be adapted to institutions beyond the state. It provides a compelling and rich argument for the idea of 'functional constitutionalism'.
Introduction: Constitutionalism Beyond the State: Assessing the Stakes 1: The Trilemma of Constitutional Authority 2: The Theory of Functional Constitutionalism 3: Market Freedoms and Human Rights 4: Law, Democracy, and Citizenship in the European Uni
Turkuler Isiksel is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science at Columbia University. She earned her PhD in political science from Yale University and works primarily in contemporary political theory. Isiksel has served as a Perkins fello
