Description
This new edition of the widely acclaimed textbook has been completely revised and updated to bring it up to date with the developments of the last five years. Increased use has also been made of judicial opinions in light of the expanded output of national courts on constitutional issues over this period. The book's unique approach and style have been retained authors' text is combined with focused questions (now including problem cases) and a wide range of carefully edited materials fromboth primary and secondary sources. In this edition for the first time gender topics have been integrated into the general text where relevant, rather than being examined in isolation. There are, in general, more topics dealing with cultural variety/ relativism, including religion and personal law regimes. In addition coverage of many areas has been expanded. New materials have been added on international humanitarian law and the laws of war including the International Criminal Tribunal. Coverage of responses to massive tragedies through prosecutions (Pinochet) and truth commissions (Chile, South Africa) has also been expanded. As has treatment of issues such as democratization and self-determination (from the former Yugoslavia to Quebec). This edition also goes much further in its treatment of NGOs, taking a broader look at the developing international civil society.
