Results 81 to 90 of about 3,996,724 (396)
Tom Paine\u27s Constitution [PDF]
, 2003 In Common Sense, our brief for the American Revolution, the pamphleteer Tom Paine famously declared that “in America the law is king.” What, precisely, is the “law” that Paine declared to have dethroned the king?
West, Robin
core +1 more source
The Second Amendment and the Personal Right to Arms [PDF]
, 1994 For many years, the Second Amendment was politely ignored, or summarily dismissed, by America\u27s legal academy. In recent years, however, more and more law professors have begun taking the Second Amendment seriously.
Van Alstyne, William
core +3 more sources
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Transforming the ways food systems are governed is key to achieving better social, environmental, and economic outcomes, all crucial to sustainable development. Strong multisectoral governance is critical to achieving this, but there is little evidence on the structure and function of governance mechanisms in this context.
Dori Patay +8 more
wiley +1 more source
THE THEORIZATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF LAWS
Mimbar Hukum, 2014 This article argues for judicial review of the constitutionality of legislation or laws. This article opines that the judiciary is more favourable in discharging the function as the guardian of the constitution than other government bodies.
Titon Slamet Kurnia
doaj +3 more sources
State of emergency clauses in constitutional law [PDF]
, 2023 Tomonobu Hayashi
openalex +1 more source
The Nativity Scene Case: An Error of Judgment [PDF]
, 1985 On March 22, 1985, Professor of Law, Norman Dorsen of New York University School of Law, delivered the Georgetown Law Center’s fifth Annual Philip A. Hart Memorial Lecture: Nativity Scenes and Judicial Responsibility.
Dorsen, Norman, Sims, Charles
core +1 more source
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of constitutional power concentration on adaptation to climate change in 113 countries observed between 1995 and 2023 using the quantile regression method. The results reveal that the concentration of constitutional power hinders countries' adaptation to climate change through inequalities ...
Simplice A. Asongu, Cherif Abdramane
wiley +1 more source
An Equal Right to Inherit? Women’s Land Rights, Customary Law and Constitutional Reform in Tanzania
, 2017 This article explores contemporary contestations surrounding women’s inheritance of land in Africa. Legal activism has gained momentum, both in agendas for law reform and in test case litigation, which reached the United Nations Committee on the ...
Helen Dancer
semanticscholar +1 more source
A New Constitutionalism for Liberals? [PDF]
, 2003 It has been apparent for at least a decade that liberal constitutional theory is in deep trouble. Of course there are many versions of liberal constitutional theory, but they have essentially no connection to existing practices of constitutional law ...
Tushnet, Mark V.
core +1 more source
Who Does Bogotá “Care” for? Care Blocks, Care Workers and the Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper critically examines Bogotá's District Care System within the framework of urban social sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Focusing on the Care Blocks (Manzanas del Cuidado), it employs a mixed‐methods approach—legal analysis, interviews, testimonies, surveys, and InfoCuidado data—to explore the paradox of a
Valentina Montoya‐Robledo +1 more
wiley +1 more source