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Comparative
Constitutional Law
The purpose
of the course is to bring the techniques and goals of comparative
law to bear on the study of different structures for organizing
a government, and different approaches to the conception of a
just, effective, and stable form of government. The course starts
with an introduction to the issues and methodologies of comparative
constitutional law. We then consider the role and structure of
constitutional courts. The course then covers some or all of the
following issues: (i) the role of constitutional courts in policing
or enforcing boundaries of power among different organs of government;
(ii) federalism and constitutionalism; (iii) the protection of
the rights of territorial, linguistic, racial, religious or other
minorities within the nation; (iv) protection of religious freedom;
(v) protection of speech; (vi) protection of social and economic
rights. Syllabus,
Fall 2002 Exam
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