02862 a2200277 4500 NALT 20250818221630.0 201023s2020 enkab ob 101 0 eng d 9781782259473 NALT Popelier, Patricia. 64441 The constitution of Belgium : a contextual analysis / Patricia Popelier and Koen Lemmens. [electronic resource] Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2020. Online resource Preface: a constitution in search of a nation -- Constitutional principles: a historical and sociological account -- The fundamental principles of the Belgian constitution -- Federalism and the multilevel structure of government -- The legislative branch -- The executive power and administration -- The pluralistic judicial system and the constitutional court -- Fundamental rights -- Conclusion: no future for Belgium or a Belgian blueprint for the future? "The Belgian Constitution, once described as a model of consensus democracy, has now become an enigma in comparative federalism. On the one hand, it demonstrates features which suggest institutional instability as well as elements that enhance the probability of secession. On the other hand, Belgium continues to exist as a federal system, based upon linguistic bipolarity. This linguistic bipolarity dominates Belgian politics and has shaped the design of Belgium's institutions as well as the Constitution's fundamental organising principles: concepts of federalism, democracy, separation of powers, constitutionalism and the rule of law. In this book, the institutional structure and the principles of governing the Belgian constitutional system are explained in the light of its historical, demographic and political context. Linguistic bipolarity and its historical evolution explain the establishment of the Belgian State structure as a dual federalism, with exclusive powers, instruments for consensus making and obstruction, and elements of confederal decision making. It also explains the evolution in the concept of principles of democracy and the rule of law. Besides describing the devolutionary process, the book also incorporates two other elements that have shaped the Belgian constitutional landscape: fundamental rights and Europeanisation"--Unedited summary from book cover. Constitutional & administrative law 64429 Constitutional law Belgium. Constitutions Belgium 50483 Constitutions Belgium Analysis 65666 Lemmens, Koen. 64442 https://doi.org/10.5040/9781782259473?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections E-Book EBK lcc jamriang.p CATSTF 2024-07-25 105391 105391 25 นีลวัสน์ อินทรักษา 0 0 lcc 0 0 CCON NALT NALT ONLINE 2024-06-26 40 2024-06-26 00:00:00 EBK