Volume I:
Constitutions and Constitutionalism
Part 1. Why a Constitution?
1. Cass R. Sunstein, extract from âConstitutionalism and Secessionâ, University of Chicago Law Review, 58, 2, 1991, 636-643.
2. Jon Elster, extract from âUlysses Unbound: Constitutions as Constraintsâ, in Ulysses Unbound: Studies in Rationality, Precommitment and Constraints, (Cambridge University Press, 2000), pp. 88-96, 99-104, 115-118, 129-174.
3. Stephen Holmes, âThe Constitution of Sovereignty in Jean Bodinâ, in Passions and Constraint: On the Theory of Liberal Democracy, (University of Chicago Press, 1995), pp. 100-133.
4. Russell Hardin, âWhy A Constitution?â, in Denis J. Galligan and Mila Versteeg (eds), Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions, (Cambridge University Press, 2013), pp. 51-72.
5. Qianfan Zhang, âA Constitution Without Constitutionalism? The Paths of Constitutional Development in Chinaâ, International Journal of Constitutional Law, 8, 4, 2010, 950-976.
Part 2. Constitutionalism or Constitutionalisms?
6. Louis Henkin, âElements of Constitutionalismâ, The Review: International Commission of Jurists, 60, 1998, 11-22.
7. Mark Tushnet, extract from âAuthoritarian Constitutionalismâ, Cornell Law Review, 100, 2015, 397-421, 448-460.
8. Roberto Gargarella, âLatin American Constitutionalism: Social Rights and the "Engine Room" of the Constitutionâ, Notre Dame Journal of International and Comparative Law, 4, 2014, 9-18.
9. Jeremy Waldron, âConstitutionalism: A Skeptical Viewâ, in Political Theory: Essays on Institutions, (Harvard University Press, 2016), pp. 23-44.
Part 3. Constitutional Law as Distinctive?
10. Bruce Ackerman, âConstitutionalizing Revolutionâ, in The Future of Liberal Revolution, (Yale University Press, 1992), pp. 46-68.
11. N. W. Barber, âThe State and its Constitutionâ, in The Constitutional State (Oxford University Press, 2010), pp. 75-88.
12. Walter F. Murphy, âConstitutions, Constitutionalism, and Democracyâ, in Douglas Greenberg, Stanley N. Katz, Melanie Beth Oliviero and Steven C. Wheatley (eds), Constitutionalism and Democracy: Transitions in the Contemporary World (Oxford University Press, 1993), pp. 3-25.
Part 4. How Does a Constitution Relate to Society?
13. Gary Jeffrey Jacobsohn, âConstitutional Identityâ, The Review of Politics, 68, 2006, 361-397.
14. H. W. O. Okoth-Ogendo, âConstitutions without Constitutionalism: Reflections on an African Political Paradoxâ, in Douglas Greenberg, Stanley N. Katz, Melanie Beth Oliviero and Steven C. Wheatley (eds), Constitutionalism and Democracy: Transitions in the Contemporary World (Oxford University Press, 1993), pp. 65-82.
Volume II:
Constitution-Making, Methodology, and Interpretation
Part 5. Constitution-Making
15. Vivien Hart, âDemocratic Constitution Makingâ, United States Institute of Peace Special Report 2, 2003.
16. Jon Elster, âForces and Mechanisms in the Constitution-Making Processâ, Duke Law Journal, 45, 1995, 364-396.
17. Tom Ginsburg, Zachary Elkins and Justin Blount, âDoes the Process of Constitution-Making Matter?â, Annual Review of Law and Social Science, 5, 2009, 201-223.
18. David Landau, extract from âAbusive Constitutionalismâ, University of California Davis Law Review, 47, 2013, 191-203, 259-260.
19. Kim Lane Scheppele, âOn the Unconstitutionality of Constitutional Change: An Essay in Honor of La¬szlo¬ So¬lyomâ, in Csehi Zoltan et al (eds), Viva vox iuris civilis: tanulma¬nyok So¬lyom La¬szlo¬ 287 (Szent Istvan Tarsulat, 2012), pp. 286-310.
Part 6. Is there a Methodology of Comparative Constitutional Law?
20. Mark Tushnet, extract from âThe Possibilities of Comparative Constitutional Lawâ, Yale Law Journal, 108, 1999, 1225-1242, 1257-1301, 1303-1306.
21. Ran Hirschl, âThe Question of Case Selection in Comparative Constitutional Lawâ, American Journal of Comparative Law, 53, 2005, 125-155.
22. David S. Law, âConstitutionsâ, in Peter Cane and Herbert M. Kritzer (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research, (Oxford University Press, 2010), pp. 376-398.
23. Theunis Roux, âComparative Constitutional Studies: Two Fields or One?â, Annual Review of Law and Social Science, 13, 2017, 123-139.
24. Vicki Jackson, âComparative Constitutional Law: Methodologiesâ, in Michel Rosenfeld and Andr¡s Saj³ (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law, (Oxford University Press, 2012), pp. 54-74.
25. David S. Law and Mila Versteeg, âThe Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalismâ, California Law Review, 99, 2011, 1163-1164, 1171-1202, 1246-1249.
26. G¼nter Frankenberg, âConstitutional Transfers: the IKEA Theory Revisitedâ, International Journal of Constitutional Law, 8, 2010, 563-579.
27. Vicki C. Jackson, âConstitutional Comparisons: Convergence, Resistance, Engagementâ, Harvard Law Review, 109, 2005, 109-128.
Part 7. Interpretive Methodology: Proportionality, Legalism, Originalism, Purposivism
7.1 Proportionality
28. Robert Alexy, âConstitutional Rights, Balancing, and Rationalityâ, Ration Juris, 16, 2003, 131-140.
29. Gr©goire C. N. Webber, âChallenging the Age of Balancingâ, in The Negotiable Constitution, (Cambridge University Press, 2009), pp. 87-115.
7.2 Purposivism
30. Aharon Barak, âConstitutional Interpretationâ, in Purposive Interpretation in Law (trans. Sari Bashi), (Princeton University Press, 2005), pp. 370-393.
7.3 Legalism
31. Jeffrey Goldsworthy, extract from âAustralia: Devotion to Legalismâ, in Jeffrey Goldsworthy (ed.), Interpreting Constitutions: A Comparative Study, (Oxford University Press, 2006), pp. 114-136, 141-160.
Volume III:
Government Structures and Frameworks
Part 8. Separation of Powers
32. Charles Manga Fombad and Enyinna Nwauche, âAfricaâs Imperial Presidents: Immunity, Impunity and Accountabilityâ, African Journal of Legal Studies, 5, 2012, 91-118.
33. Bruce Ackerman, extract from âThe New Separation of Powersâ, Harvard Law Review, 113, 2000, 643-671, 690-697, 716-722.
34. Charles Fombad, âThe Diffusion of South African-Style Institutions? A Study in Comparative Constitutionalismâ, in Rosalind Dixon and Theunis Roux (eds) Constitutional Triumphs, Constitutional Disappointments: A Critical Assessment of the 1996 South African Constitutionâs Local And International Influence (Cambridge University Press, 2018), pp. 359-366 & 370-387.
Part 9. Federalism and Consociationalism
35. Cheryl Saunders, âConstitutional Arrangements of Federal Systemsâ, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 25, 1995, 61-79.
36. Sujit Choudhry and Nathan Hume, âFederalism, Devolution and Secession: From Classical to Post-conflict Federalismâ, in Rosalind Dixon and Tom Ginsburg (eds), Comparative Constitutional Law, (Edward Elgar, 2011), pp. 356-384.
37. Canadian Secession Reference Case, Supreme Court of Canada, Part III.A, 1998
Part 10. Judicial Review
38. Tom Ginsburg, âWhy Judicial Review?â, in Judicial Review in New Democracies: Constitutional Courts in Asian Cases, (Cambridge University Press, 2003), pp. 21-33.
39. Mauro Cappelletti, âJudicial Review in Comparative Perspectiveâ, in The Judicial Process in Comparative Perspective, (Oxford University Press, 1989), pp. 117-149.
40. Wojciech Sadurski, âJudicial Review and the Protection of Constitutional Rightsâ, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 22, 2002, 275-299.
41. Stephen Gardbaum, âThe New Commonwealth Model of Constitutionalismâ, American Journal of Comparative Law, 49, 2001, 707-760.
Part 11. Amendment Rules
42. Donald S. Lutz, âToward A Theory of Constitutional Amendmentâ, American Political Science Review, 88, 1994, 355-370.
43. Madhav Khosla, âConstitutional Amendmentâ, in Sujit Choudhry, Madhav Khosla and Pratap Bhanu Mehta (eds), The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution, (Oxford University Press, 2016), pp. 232-250
44. Joel Col³n-Ros, âIntroduction: The Forms and Limits of Constitutional Amendmentsâ, International Journal of Constitutional Law, 13, 2015, 567-574
Part 12. Legal Traditions
45. Thomas Fleiner and Cheryl Saunders, âConstitutions Embedded in Different Legal Systemsâ, in Mark Tushnet, Thomas Fleiner and Cheryl Saunders (eds), Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law (Routledge, 2013), pp. 21-32
46. Katharina Pistor, âThe Demand for Constitutional Lawâ, Constitutional Political Economy, 13, 2002, 73-87.
Volume IV: Constitutional Rights
Part 13. "A Culture of Justification" and Competing Perspectives on Rights Adjudication
47. Etienne Mureinik, âA Bridge to Where? Introducing the Interim Bill of Rightsâ, South African Journal on Human Rights, 10, 1994, 31-48.
48. Ronald Dworkin, extract from Freedomâs Law: The Moral Reading of the American Constitution, (Harvard University Press, 1996), pp. 7-19; 29-35; 92-104.
49. Jeremy Waldron, âThe Constitutional Conception of Democracyâ, in Law and Disagreement, (Oxford University Press, 1999), pp. 282-312.
Part 14. Democratic Rights; Freedoms of Expression, Association and of the Press
50. Richard H. Pildes, âElectionsâ, in Michel Rosenfeld & Andr¡s Saj³ (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law, (Oxford University Press, 2012), pp. 529-544.
51. Jan-Werner M¼ller, âProtecting Popular Self-government from the People? New Normative Perspectives on Militant Democracyâ, Annual Review of Political Science, 19, 2016, 249-265.
52. Adrienne Stone, âThe Comparative Constitutional Law of Freedom of Expressionâ, in Rosalind Dixon and Tom Ginsburg (eds), Comparative Constitutional Law, (Edward Elgar, 2011), pp. 406-421.
53. Dieter Grimm, âFreedom of Speech in a Globalized Worldâ, in Ivan Hare and James Weinstein (eds), Extreme Speech and Democracy, (Oxford University Press, 2009), pp. 11-22.
54. Frederick Schauer, âFreedom of Expression Adjudication in Europe and the US: A Case Study in Comparative Architectureâ, and Lorraine Weinrib and Winfried Brugger, âCommentâ, in George Nolte (ed.), European and US Constitutionalism, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), pp. 49-82.
Part 15. Dignity, Equality and Liberty Rights
55. Catharine A. MacKinnon, âDifference and Dominance: On Sex Discriminationâ, in Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law, (Harvard University Press, 1987), pp. 32-45.
56. Ruth Rubio-Marn and Wen-Chen Chang, âSites of Constitutional Struggle for Womenâs Equalityâ, in Mark Tushnet, Thomas Fleiner and Cheryl Saunders (eds), Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law (Routledge, 2013), 301-312.
57. Helen Irving, âFrameworkâ, Gender and the Constitution: Equity and Agency in Comparative Constitutional Design (Cambridge University Press, 2008), pp. 23-37.
58. Margit Cohn and Dieter Grimm, â"Human Dignity" as a Constitutional Doctrineâ, in Mark Tushnet, Thomas Fleiner and Cheryl Saunders (eds), Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law, (Routledge, 2013), pp. 193-203.
59. Christopher McCrudden, extract from âHuman Dignity and Judicial Interpretation of Human Rightsâ, European Journal of International Law, 19, 2008, 655, 672-81, 684-85, 699-705, 712-19.
60. Susanne Baer, extract from âDignity, Liberty, Equality: A Fundamental Rights Triangle of Constitutionalismâ, University of Toronto Law Journal, 59, 2009, 418-424, 462-468.
Part 16. Procedural Rights: Access to Courts, Rights to Hearings, and Particular Procedures
61. M¡ximo Langer and Kent Roach, âRights in the Criminal Process: A Case Study of Convergence and Disclosure Rightsâ, in Mark Tushnet, Thomas Fleiner and Cheryl Saunders (eds), Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law, (Routledge, 2013), pp. 273-283.
62. Judith Resnik, extract from âA2J/A2K: Access to Justice, Access to Knowledge, and Economic Inequalities in Open Courts and Arbitrationsâ, North Carolina Law Review, 96, 2018, 614-618.
63. Yuval Eylon and Alon Harel, âThe Right to Judicial Reviewâ, Virginia Law Review, 92, 2006, 991-1022.
Part 17. Religion
64. Ayelet Shachar, âReligion, State, and the Problem of Gender: New Modes of Citizenship and Governance in Diverse Societiesâ, McGill Law Journal, 50, 2005, 55-73, 78-86.
65. W. Cole Durham, Jr., âPerspectives on Religious Liberty: A Comparative Frameworkâ, in Johan D. van der Vyer and John Witte, Jr. (eds). Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Legal Perspectives, (Kluwer Law International, 1996), pp. 1-36.
Part 18. Social Rights
66. Mark Tushnet, extract from Weak Courts, Strong Rights: Judicial Review and Social Welfare Rights in Comparative Constitutional Law (Princeton University Press, 2008), pp. 227-228, 237-241, 258-261.
67. Katharine G. Young and Julieta Lemaitre, âThe Comparative Fortunes of the Right to Health: Two Tales of Justiciability in Colombia and South Africaâ, Harvard Human Rights Journal, 26, 2013, 179-216.
68. Rosalind Dixon, âCreating Dialogue about Socioeconomic Rights: Strong-form versus Weak-form Judicial Review Revisitedâ, International Journal of Constitutional Law, 5, 2007, pp. 391-418.
