European and US Constitutionalism

This book asks whether and how far constitutional theory and judicial practice differ between Europe and the United States?

This book asks whether and how far constitutional theory and judicial practice differ between Europe and the United States. The areas explored are freedom of speech, human dignity, duty of the state to protect individuals from harm, adjudication by constitutional and other courts, and democratic theory and international influences.European constitutionalism is not merely an intra-European phenomenon but it can also be compared to other major forms of constitutionalism. Over the past decade or so issues have emerged which seem to indicate that European constitutional theory and practice is becoming aware that it has developed certain rules and possesses certain characteristics which distinguish it from US constitutionalism and vice versa. This book explores whether such differences can be found in the five areas of 'freedom of speech', 'human dignity', 'duty to protect', 'adjudication' and 'democracy and international influences'. The authors of this book are constitutional scholars from Europe and the United States as well as from other constitutional states, such as Canada, Israel, Japan, Peru and South Africa.