The Cambridge Handbook on the Material Constitution

doi:10.1017/9781009023764

Despite a long and venerable tradition, the material constitution almost disappeared from constitutional scholarship after the Second World War. Its marginalisation saw the rise of a normative and legalistic style in constitutional law that neglected the role of social reality and political economy. This collection not only retrieves the history and development of the concept of the material constitution, but it tests its theoretical and practical relevance in the contemporary world. With essays from a diverse range of contributors, the collection demonstrates that the material constitution speaks to several pressing issues, from the significance of economic development in constitutional orders to questions of constitutional identity. Offering original analyses supported by international case studies, this book develops a new model of constitutional reality, one that informs our understanding of the world in profound ways.

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The Cambridge Handbook on the Material Constitution
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The Cambridge Handbook on the Material Constitution - Title page
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Contributors
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Introduction
pp 1-22
The Return of the Material Constitution
- By Marco Goldoni, Michael A. Wilkinson
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Part I - History
pp 23-168
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1 - The Tradition of the Material Constitution in Western Marxism
pp 25-44
- By Marco Goldoni, Michael A. Wilkinson
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2 - The Soul of the State
pp 45-63
The Question of Constitutional Identity in Carl Schmitt’s Verfassungslehre
- By Jens Meierhenrich
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3 - Laski’s Materialist Analysis of the British Constitution
pp 64-75
- By Martin Loughlin
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4 - Rudolf Smend’s Legacy in German Constitutional Theory
pp 76-88
- By Tim Wihl
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5 - The Constitution in the Material Sense According to Costantino Mortati
pp 89-99
- By Lucia Rubinelli
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6 - The Material Constitution of the Dual State
pp 100-111
- By Lars Vinx
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7 - ‘A Certain Shadowy Totality’
pp 112-123
In Search of the Material Constitution of the United States
- By Rob Hunter
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8 - The Material Constitution in Greek Constitutional Thought
pp 124-135
- By Nikolas Vagdoutis
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9 - The Constitution As Social Compromise
pp 136-149
Hybrid Constitutionalisation and the Legacy of Wolfgang Abendroth
- By Kolja Möller
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10 - ‘Self-Justifying Law of Constitutional Law’
pp 150-168
The Material Constitution in Rudolf Wiethölter’s Critical Systems Theory
- By Gunther Teubner
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Part II - Challenges
pp 169-258
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11 - The Material Constitution and Imperialism
pp 171-187
- By Eva Nanopoulos
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12 - The Material Constitution of Federations
pp 188-198
- By Signe Rehling Larsen
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13 - The Materialist Turn in Constitutional Thought
pp 199-209
- By Emilios Christodoulidis
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14 - Three Registers of the Material Constitution
pp 210-222
- By Neil Walker
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15 - What Matter(s)? A Processual View of the Material Constitution
pp 223-232
- By Mariano Croce
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16 - The Material Constitution and the Rule of Recognition
pp 233-245
- By Francesco Bilancia, Stefano Civitarese Matteucci
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17 - Constitutional Matter and Form
pp 246-258
An Exploration of Constitutional Language
- By Denis Baranger
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Part III - Analyses
pp 259-366
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18 - A Material Understanding of Constitutional Changes
pp 261-274
Revisiting ‘Constitutional Maintenance’ Doctrines
- By Graziella Romeo
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19 - The Material Constitution in Latin American Courts
pp 275-287
- By Mariana Velasco-Rivera, Joel Colón-Ríos
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20 - A Materialist Analysis of the Indian Constitution
pp 288-300
- By Sandipto Dasgupta
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21 - China’s Material Constitution
pp 301-312
- By Ngoc Son Bui
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