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Comparative constitutional law is an interdisciplinary field of legal studies, a method of constitutional interpretation, and a tool used in drafting constitutions by constituent assemblies. Comparative constitutional law has its roots in ancient Greek and Roman political philosophy, and emerged as an academic area of inquiry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly among scholars in the United States. As a field of study, comparative constitutional law focuses on a wide range of topics, including constitutional design and structure, individual and group rights, standards of judicial review, and the categorization of constitutions.

Lawyers and jurists have also used comparative constitutional approaches in legal practice and decision-making. Several high courts have used comparative approaches, including the high courts of the United States, South Africa, India, and Israel.

History

roots of the field

development of comparative constitutional studies as a formal method and area of inquiry

Mark Tushnet

Vicki C. Jackson

Methodologies

different approaches to comparative constitutional law

Functionalism

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Quantitative approaches

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Areas of inquiry

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Federalism

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Judicial review

strong vs. weak form

Categorization

liberalism vs. illiberalism

Constitutional amendment

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Proportionality

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Antidiscrimination law

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Rights

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Use in judicial interpretation

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United States

Lawrence v. Texas

Roper v. Simmons

South Africa

south africa constitutional court's use of comparative law

Use in constitutional formation

comparative approaches in drafting constitutions

See also

• Public law

References

• Cleveland, Sarah H. (2006). "Our International Constitution". Yale Journal of International Law. 31: 1–125. hdl:20.500.13051/6522 – via Yale Law School Open Scholarship Repository.
• Crane, William W.; Moses, Bernard Moses (1893) [1883]. Politics: An Introduction to the Study of Comparative Constitutional Law. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
• Dixon, Rosalind (2012). "Weak-Form Judicial Review and American Exceptionalism". Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. 32 (3): 487–506. JSTOR 41682790.
• Fontana, David (2011). "The Rise and Fall of Comparative Constitutional Law in the Postwar Era". Yale Journal of International Law. 36: 1–53. hdl:20.500.13051/6619 – via Yale Law School Open Scholarship Repository.
• Gardbaum, Stephen (2001). "The New Commonwealth Model of Constitutionalism". American Journal of Comparative Law. 49 (4): 707–760. JSTOR 797327.
• Gardbaum, Stephen (2013). The New Commonwealth Model of Constitutionalism: Theory and Practice. Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511920806.
• Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (2004). "Looking Beyond Our Borders: The Value of a Comparative Perspective in Constitutional Adjudication". Yale Law & Policy Review. 22 (2): 329–337. hdl:20.500.13051/17006 – via Yale Law School Open Scholarship Repository.
• Ginsburg, Tom; Dixon, Rosalind, eds. (2011). Comparative Constitutional Law. Research Handbooks in Comparative Law. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. ISBN 978-1-84844-539-0. OCLC 708243931.
• Hirschl, Ran (2013). "From Comparative Constitutional Law to Comparative Constitutional Studies". International Journal of Constitutional Law. 11 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1093/icon/mos057.
• Landau, David; Lerner, Hanna, eds. (2019). Comparative Constitution Making. Research Handbooks in Comparative Constitutional Law. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. ISBN 978-1-78536-526-3.
• Tushnet, Mark (1999). "The Possibilities of Comparative Constitutional Law". Yale Law Journal. 108 (6): 1225–1309. hdl:20.500.13051/9169 – via Yale Law School Open Scholarship Repository.
• Tushnet, Mark V.; Fleiner, Thomas; Saunders, Cheryl, eds. (2015) [2013]. Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-85767-4. OCLC 921496575.
• Venter, François (2000). Constitutional Comparison: Japan, Germany, Canada and South Africa as Constitutional States. Dordrecht: Kluwer Law International. ISBN 978-90-41-11510-2. OCLC 46643341.

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