Course Details
Country:
Japan
Institution:
Waseda University
Course Title:
Constitutionalism [E] 01
Course Number:
LAWA211L
Course Description:
Constitutionalism is the idea that political power should be limited usually by a written constitution. It is also an established practice in liberal democracies. Modern constitutionalism was invented during the era of the American and French Revolutions. Modern constitutionalism has since been transformed, as activist states emerged in the late 19th century. Recent globalization has once again forced modern constitutionalism to adapt itself to a new environment.
　This course will examine the basic structures of modern constitutionalism and its transformations. Topics in this course will include bills of rights and government of instruments, popular sovereignty, separation of powers, checks and balances, parliamentary and presidential systems, rule of law, judicial review and control of constitutionality, negative and positive rights, unitarism and federalism, terrorism, and global justice.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 329, GOVT 398
Course URL:
https://www.wsl.waseda.jp/syllabus/JAA104.php?&pKey=11G100106001202411G100106011&pLng=EN&pType=20241A249040
Attachment Files:
Constitutionalism SYL.pdf
