01785nam a2200265Ia 4500 TVU_11986 210423s9999 xx 000 0 und d 0195145429 9780195145427 eng 342.02 C109 Sunstein, Cass R. Designing democracy what constitutions do Cass R. Sunstein New York Oxford University Press 2001 280 p. 24 cm Confronting one explosive political issue after another, from presidential impeachment to the limits of religious liberty, from discrimination against women and gays to the role of the judiciary, Sunstein constructs a powerful new perspective from which to show how democracies negotiate their most divisive real-world problems. He focuses on a series of concrete concerns that go to the heart of the relationship between the idea of democracy and the idea of constitutionalism. Illustrating his discussion with examples from constitutional debates and court-cases in South Africa, Eastern Europe, Israel, America, and elsewhere, Sunstein takes readers through a number of highly charged questions: When should government be permitted to control discriminatory behavior by or within religious organizations? Does it make sense to govern on the basis of popular referenda? Can the right to have an abortion be defended? Can we defend Internet regulation? Should the law step in if children are being schooled in discriminatory preferences and beliefs? Should a constitution protect rights to food, shelter, and health care? Constitutional law; Democracy Cass R. Sunstein Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh