1st Edition
Russian Constitutionalism Historical and Contemporary Development
By Andrei Medushevsky
Copyright 2006
274 Pages
by
Routledge
274 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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Medushevsky examines constitutionalism in Russia from Tsarist times to the present. He traces the different attitudes to constitutionalism in political thought, and in practice, at different periods, showing how the balance between authoritarianism and liberalism has shifted. In addition, he discusses the importance of constitutional developments for societies in transition, and concludes that... Read more
1. Constitutionalism as a Theoretical Problem in Transitional Societies 2. Proto-Constitutionalism in Russian Traditional Society 3. Constitutional Programme of Russian Liberalism and its Implementation in the Period of Transition from Monarchy to Republic 4. Nominal Constitutionalism of the Soviet Dictatorship 5. Contemporary Model of Russian Constitutionalism in Comparative Perspective. Conclusion
Biography
Andrey N. Medushevsky is Professor at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia, where he teaches Comparative Constitutional Law and Political Science. He is Expert of the Institute of Law and Public Policy (Moscow) and Member of the Editorial Board of the quarterly Comparative Constitutional Review. He is the author of nine books and three hundred articles in various Russian and international learned journals.
