Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
The idea that constitutionalism is central to the legitimate exercise of public power has dominated the modern liberal imagination since the Enlightenment. The ideal of limited collective self-governance has spawned a rich and highly diverse tradition of hard-fought national constitutions from the time of the Glorious Revolution into the present. Today, however, constitutionalism faces its greatest challenge yet: the question of its continued relevance to modern governance. With the explosion of governance beyond the state, many wonder whether constitutionalism as we know it is being marginalized or altogether undermined.
Publication Information & Recommended Citation
Halberstam, Daniel. "Local, Global and Plural Constitutionalism: Europe Meets the World." In The Worlds of European Constitutionalism, edited by Gráinne de Búrca and Joseph H. H. Weiler, 150-202. Contemporary European Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139026734.006
Comments
Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. Copyright 2012 Cambridge University Press. Available at https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139026734.006