Multi-Layered Constitutions

Masterman, R.M.W.

doi:10.1017/9781316716731.019

Multi-Layered Constitutions

Masterman, R.M.W.

Authors

Professor Roger Masterman r.m.w.masterman@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Contributors

Professor Roger Masterman r.m.w.masterman@durham.ac.uk
Editor

R. Schütze
Editor

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

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