Search for dissertations about: "constitutionalism"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word constitutionalism.

  1. 1. Constitutionalism in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania : A Study in Comparative Constitutional Law

    Author : Caroline Taube; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law; constitutionalism; normative constitution; hierarchy of legal norms; constitutional rights; judicial review of constitutionality; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; rättsvetenskap; juridik; LAW JURISPRUDENCE; RÄTTSVETENSKAP JURIDIK; Konstitutionell rätt; Constitutional Law;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the present constitutions of Estonia (1992), Latvia (1922) and Lithuania (1992). Their content and implementation by judicial means are examined and compared with each other. The choice of constitution - a new or an old - is also discussed. READ MORE

  2. 2. EU Fundamental Rights and National Democracies : Complementary or Contradictory?

    Author : Eduardo Gill-Pedro; Juridiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; EU law; EU Fundamental Rights; Human rights; Democracy; Court of Justice of the EU; Legitimacy; Constitutionalism; Legal theory; EU rätt; EU grundläggande rättigheter; mänskliga rättigheter; demokrati; EU-domstolen; legitimitet; konstitutionalism; rättsteori;

    Abstract : The question asked in this thesis is: what is the impact on the democratic legitimacy of the legal orders of the member states of the EU, where the meaning of EU fundamental rights is determined by the Court of Justice of the EU. It begins by developing a theoretical framework which reconstructs the deep structure of the law of the member states, in order to understand the ground of legitimacy for national law. READ MORE

  3. 3. Decisions on democracy : The politics of constitution-making in South Africa 1990-1996

    Author : Per Strand; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; democratisation; constitutionalism; constitution-making; institutional choice; consociationalism; South Africa; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : Constitution making was at the very centre of the-troubled but ultimately successful SouthAfrican transition to democracy. Despite divergent and contradictory demands on thenature of a future democratic constitution, and the ever-present risk of a return to armedconflict in a vicious circle of violence and distrust, the South African patties reached acompromise that so far has been the foundation of six years of multiparty democracy. READ MORE

  4. 4. Requiem for a constitution : constitutionalism and political culture in early 20th century Sweden

    Author : Magnus Enzell; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Constitutional law; History; 20th century; Sweden; Konstitutionalism; historia; Sverige; 1914-1918 första världskriget ;

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  5. 5. Nation States and Minority Rights : A Constitutional Law Analysis

    Author : Christina Johnsson; Kaarlo Tuori; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law; rättsvetenskap; juridik; LAW JURISPRUDENCE; RÄTTSVETENSKAP JURIDIK; Constitutional Law; konstitutionell rätt;

    Abstract : There are approximately fifteen thousand cultures in the world, five thousand ethnic communities, and over six hundred living language groups. There are, however, only approximately 192 nation states. READ MORE