This book traces the origins of constitutional silence about the metropolis; explores how urban agglomeration affects the theory and practice of constitutional democracy; examines the constitutional status and jurisprudence of megacity autonomy/dependence; advances new arguments for granting the metropolis adequate constitutional standing; and probes the political economy of state-city constitutional relations across time and place.
This book traces the origins of constitutional silence about the metropolis; explores how urban agglomeration affects the theory and practice of constitutional democracy; examines the constitutional status and jurisprudence of megacity autonomy/dependence; advances new arguments for granting the metropolis adequate constitutional standing; and probes the political economy of state-city constitutional relations across time and place.
Ran Hirschl is University Professor, and the David R. Cameron Distinguished Professor in Law and Politics at the University of Toronto. In 2014, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) - the highest academic accolade in that country. The official citation describes him as "one of the world's leading scholars of comparative constitutional law, courts and jurisprudence."
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: An Urban Era Chapter 1: The Sound of Constitutional Silence Chapter 2: The Metropolis in "Old World" Constitutional Law Chapter 3: Constitutional Innovation in Governing the Metropolis: Law, Economic, Politics Chapter 4: Attempts at City Self-Empowerment Chapter 5: Rethinking City Constitutional Status Acknowledgments List of Cases Cited Index
Introduction: An Urban Era Chapter 1: The Sound of Constitutional Silence Chapter 2: The Metropolis in "Old World" Constitutional Law Chapter 3: Constitutional Innovation in Governing the Metropolis: Law, Economic, Politics Chapter 4: Attempts at City Self-Empowerment Chapter 5: Rethinking City Constitutional Status Acknowledgments List of Cases Cited Index
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