Description
Book SynopsisOffers a comparative study of constitution-making in progress and provides insight into the complex political and social circumstances. This book focuses on such issues as the selection of the form of government, concepts of divisions of power, unicameralism vs bicameralism, and the process of reviewing the constitutionality of laws.
Trade Review“After the unprecedented changes in Eastern Europe in the fall of 1989 and the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, it is finally time for a cool, scientific analysis of those processes. Specialists in the field will welcome
Constitution-Makinga in the Region of Former Soviet Dominance as a breakthrough.”—Michal Chorosnicki, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
“Comprehensive in scope,
Constitution-Making in the Region of Former Soviet Dominance combines an historical account of constitutional developments preceding, during, and after the communist era with a comparative constitutional analysis of recent developments in the former communist states. It affords readers quick access and easy reference to the important constitutional developments in the former Soviet empire.”—Michel Rosenfeld, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
