Overview
- Interrogates the positioning and powers of cities in the contemporary constitutional context
- Covers a broad range of constitutional systems, both national and supranational and European as well as non-European
- Brings together authors from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and legal cultures
Part of the book series: European Yearbook of Constitutional Law (EYCL, volume 2)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Cities Within National Power Structures
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Cities and Citizens
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Cities and the International Arena
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Constitutional Law in the Age of the City
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About this book
The European Yearbook of Constitutional Law (EYCL) is an annual publication devoted to the study of constitutional law. It aims to provide a forum for in-depth analysis and discussion of new developments in the field, both in Europe and beyond. This second volume examines the constitutional positioning of cities across space and time. Unrelenting urbanisation means that most people are, or soon will be, living in cities and that city administrations become, in many respects, their quintessential governing units. Cities are places where State power is operationalised and concretised; where laws and government policies transform from parchment objectives to practical realities. In a similar vein, cities are also places for the realisation of the constitutional rights and liberties enjoyed by individuals.
The book is organised around three sets of relations that await further unpacking in theory as well as practice: that between cities and other institutions in the national constitutional architecture; that between cities and their inhabitants; and that between cities and international organisations. The contributions to this book show the marked diversity in the role and powers available to cities in Europe and beyond, and identify principles and approaches to help stipulate new ways of thinking about the legal role and relevance of cities going forward.
Ernst Hirsch Ballin is distinguished university professor at Tilburg University and vice-dean for research of Tilburg Law School. Gerhard van der Schyff is associate professor at Tilburg Law School, Department of Public Law and Governance. Maarten Stremler is lecturer at Maastricht University, Faculty of Law, Department of Public Law. Maartje De Visser is associate professor at SMU School of Law, Singapore.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: European Yearbook of Constitutional Law 2020
Book Subtitle: The City in Constitutional Law
Editors: Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Gerhard van der Schyff, Maarten Stremler, Maartje De Visser
Series Title: European Yearbook of Constitutional Law
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-431-0
Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press The Hague
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: T.M.C. Asser Press and the authors 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-6265-430-3Published: 28 March 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-6265-433-4Published: 29 March 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-94-6265-431-0Published: 27 March 2021
Series ISSN: 2405-6111
Series E-ISSN: 2405-612X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 345
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Constitutional Law, European Law, Public International Law , Administrative Law