Constitutional Justice Under Old Constitutions

Confronting questions arising from the application of old constitutional texts within one system or another of judicial review, this work presents materials/reflections for further exploration on a comparative/national basis. The countries covered are the United States, Norway, Belgium and France; a [...]
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Confronting questions arising from the application of old constitutional texts within one system or another of judicial review, this work presents materials/reflections for further exploration on a comparative/national basis. The countries covered are the United States, Norway, Belgium and France; all countries having an old constitution. The following questions are dealt with: the emergence of judicial review of national legislation, the interpretation of old constitutional texts, complementary sources to old constitutional texts, the application of old constitutions in modern societies, and the legitimacy of judicial review of legislation.