Key developments in constitutionalism and constitutional law / Lidija R. Basta Fleiner and Tanasije Marinković, eds.

Cover; table of contents; acknowledgements; list of contributors; introduction; part i: constitutional democracy challenged by globalization and multiculturalism; part ii: democratic transition and consolidation -- constitutions in action; part iii: internationalization of constitutionalism and constitutionalization of international law; part iv: teaching constitutional law in the 21st century; part v: commemorating 30 years of the international association of constitutional law; part i: constitutional democracy challenged by globalization and multiculturalism.

1 towards new constitutional politics of citizenship, identity and minority protection1.1 introduction: remarks on terminology; 1.2 erosion of the foundations of the classical concept of citizenship; 1.3 devaluation and extension of citizenship; 1.4 citizenship and democracy; 1.5 multiculturalism and minority rights; 1.6 conclusion; 2 strong religion and weak minorities: a cautionary tale from europe; 2.1 de-privatized religion: a challenge to public reason; 2.2 the illusion of religious pluralism: jewish schools and muslim veils.

2.3 religious freedom of christian majorities: crosses in the classroompart ii: democratic transition and consolidation -- constitutions in action; 3 central european democratic transition: the paradigm of a constitutional revolution; 3.1 introduction; 3.2 origins; 3.3 the meaning; 3.4 purposes; 3.5 aims; 3.6 experience; 3.7 conclusion; 4 the particularity of democratic transition of the new states in the western balkans: the case of former yugoslav republics; 4.1 dissolution of yugoslavia; 4.2 balkans marathon towards democracy: 'lupus in fabula'

4.3 'constitutional revolution' and a distinctive constitutional model(s)4.4 model(s) of government; 4.5 main actors and obstacles to the democratic transition and democratic consolidation; 5 latin american constitutionalism between universality and cultural particularity; 5.1 introducing issues; 5.2 judicial review of constitutionality and legality; 5.3 protection of rights; 5.4 perspectives; 6 the rule of law in the sadc region: 1981-2011; 6.1 democracy and the rule of law in sadc countries; 6.2 'beheading the monster': sadc disestablishes its tribunal15.

6.3 the executive and domestic courts in the sadc region6.4 conclusion; part iii: internationalization of constitutionalism and constitutionalization of international law; 7 the functions of international and comparative law in constitutional adjudication: the colombian case; 7.1 judicial reception of international human rights law; 7.2 judicial reception of comparative law; 7.3 conclusion; 8 multi-level system of human rights protection in europe: a view from central and eastern europe; 8.1 introduction; 8.2 legal nature of european human rights law.

8.3 slovenia and serbia -- comparative law models.

This book brings together the papers presented at a round table, held in Belgrade in May 2012, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL). The essays explore the key developments of constitutionalism and constitutional law since the foundation of the IACL in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, in 1981. Leading scholars in the field analyze a wide range of issues making obvious that a modern statist constitutionalism is going beyond its foundational principles: constitutional democracy challenged by globalization and multiculturalism * constitutiona.

Includes bibliographical references.

Mostly English, with some contributions in French.

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