Multi-Layered Constitutions

Masterman, R.M.W.

Abstract

Examination of the state-centric dynamics of constitutions can only partially illuminate the multi-faceted characteristics of constitutional law. A statist focus often obscures both internal and external dimensions of constitutions themselves, and of the broader structures and patterns of governance that exist within and beyond nations. Either explicitly or implicitly, constitutions speak to the sub- as well as to the inter- and supra-national, and provide a lens through which obligations and pressures arising in each differing context might be reflected. Constitutions are, as such, inherently multi-layered.

Citation

Masterman, R. (2019). Multi-Layered Constitutions. In R. Masterman, & R. Schütze (Eds.), The Cambridge companion to comparative constitutional law (47-497). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316716731.019

• Online Publication Date: Oct 31, 2019
• Publication Date: Oct 31, 2019
• Deposit Date: Aug 13, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 30, 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Pages: 47-497
• Series Title: Cambridge companions to law
• Book Title: The Cambridge companion to comparative constitutional law.
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316716731.019
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1660415