Constitutional Law in a Nutshell
3. Baskı,
Ekim 2025
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In the ever-changing landscape of legal education and practice, it is with great enthusiasm that I am able to present the third edition of Constitutional Law in a Nutshell. I must note that the third edition of "Constitutional Law in a Nutshell" still aims to be a concise yet comprehensive guide to the principles and concepts of constitutional law. At the same time, the third edition still balances clarity with depth, making it suitable for both novices and those seeking to enhance their legal knowledge.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
5
LIST OF TABLES
15
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
17
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
18
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
19
ABOUT THE BOOK & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
21
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
25
CHAPTER 1: CONSTITUTION AND CONSTITUTIONALISM
INTRODUCTION
31
1. MEANING OF CONSTITUTION
32
1.1. Definition of Constitution
32
1.2. Content of Constitutions
33
1.2.1. Preliminary Chapter (or Preamble)
33
1.2.2. General Principles Chapter
36
1.2.3. Institutions of the State Chapter
38
1.2.4. Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Chapter
43
1.2.5. Amendment Procedure Chapter
47
1.3. Functions of Constitutions
59
1.4. Essentials of Good Constitutions
60
2. CLASSIFICATION OF CONSTITUTIONS
61
2.1. Written and Unwritten Constitutions
63
2.1.1. Merits and Demerits of Written Constitutions
64
2.1.2. Merits and Demerits of Unwritten Constitutions
65
2.2. Soft and Rigid Constitutions
66
2.2.1. Merits and Demerits of Soft Constitutions
68
2.2.2. Merits and Demerits of Rigid Constitutions
69
2.3. Frame and Regular Constitutions
70
3. CONSTITUTIONALISM
70
3.1. History of Constitutionalism
71
3.2. Constitutional History of Türkiye
75
SELF–TEST QUESTIONS
78
IN–TEXT QUESTIONS
79
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING
79
CHAPTER 2: CONSTITUENT AND CONSTITUTED POWER
INTRODUCTION
83
1. CONSTITUENT POWER
84
1.1. The term of Constituent
84
1.1.1. Sieyès
85
1.1.2. Schmitt
87
2. CONSTITUTED (AMENDING) POWER
88
2.1. The term of Constituted
88
2.1.1. Sieyès
89
2.1.2. Friedrich
89
3. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROCEDURES
90
3.1. Initiative
90
3.2. Parliamentary Procedures
92
3.3. Referendums
93
SELF–TEST QUESTIONS
97
IN–TEXT QUESTIONS
98
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING
98
CHAPTER 3: INTERPRETATION OF CONSTITUTIONS
INTRODUCTION
103
1. METHODS OF INTERPRETATION
104
1.1. Textualism
105
1.2. Original Intent and Meaning
106
1.3. Judicial Precedent
108
1.4. Pragmatism
109
1.5. Moral Reasoning
110
1.6. Structuralism
110
2. METHODS OF REASONING
114
2.1. Syllogism
114
2.2. Argumentum a Contrario
115
2.3. Analogy
115
SELF–TEST QUESTIONS
118
IN–TEXT QUESTIONS
119
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING
119
CHAPTER 4: CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW
INTRODUCTION
123
1. AMERICAN MODEL
126
2. EUROPEAN MODEL
128
3. WAYS OF REVIEW
132
3.1. Abstract Review of Law
133
3.2. Concrete Review of Law
134
3.3. A Priori Review
135
3.4. A Posteriori Review
135
3.5. Constitutional Complaint
135
4. CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND THE UK
138
4.1. France
139
4.2. Germany
139
4.3. United Kingdom
141
SELF–TEST QUESTIONS
142
IN–TEXT QUESTIONS
143
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING
143
CHAPTER 5: THE STATE
INTRODUCTION
147
1. THE ELEMENTS OF THE STATE
148
1.1. Territory
150
1.2. Population
157
1.3. Sovereignty
157
1.3.1. Internal & External Sovereignty
159
1.3.2. Real & Nominal Sovereignty
160
1.3.3. Legal & Political & Popular Sovereignty
160
1.3.4. De Jure & De Facto Sovereignty
161
2. THE THEORIES OF THE STATE
161
2.1. Voluntaristic Theories
162
2.2. Social Contract Theories
162
2.3. Coercive Theory
163
2.4. Environmental Circumscription
165
2.5. Political Evolution
165
SELF–TEST QUESTIONS
167
IN–TEXT QUESTIONS
168
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING
168
CHAPTER 6: TYPES OF THE STATE
INTRODUCTION
173
1. MONARCHY AND REPUBLICS
173
1.1. Definition of Monarchy
174
1.2. Types of Monarchies
174
1.2.1. Absolute Monarchies
174
1.2.2. Constitutional Monarchies
175
1.2.3. Hereditary Monarchies
177
1.2.4. Elective Monarchies
178
1.3. Definition of Republic
179
1.4. Types of Republics
179
2. UNITARY STATES AND UNIONS OF THE STATE
179
2.1. Unitary State
180
2.2. Unions of the States
181
2.2.1. Personal union
182
2.2.2. Real union
182
2.2.3. Confederation
183
2.2.4. Federalism
184
SELF–TEST QUESTIONS
196
IN–TEXT QUESTIONS
197
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING
197
CHAPTER 7: GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEMS
INTRODUCTION
201
1. UNION OF POWERS
202
1.1. Absolute Monarchy
202
1.2. Dictatorship
203
1.3. Assembly Government
204
2. SEPARATION OF POWERS
205
2.1. Parliamentary System
208
2.1.1. Features of Parliamentary System
209
2.1.2. Merits of Parliamentary System
211
2.1.3. Demerits of Parliamentary System
212
2.2. Presidential System
213
2.2.1. Features of Presidential System
216
2.2.2. Merits of Presidential System
216
2.2.3. Demerits of Presidential System
218
2.3. Semi–Presidential System
219
3. GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM OF TÜRKİYE
223
3.1. Features of Turkish Presidential System
224
3.1.1. The Role of the President
224
3.1.2. The Election of the President
224
3.1.3. The Duties and Powers of the President
225
3.1.4. The Criminal Liability of the President
227
3.1.5. The Relationship between the President and Parliament
228
SELF–TEST QUESTIONS
229
IN–TEXT QUESTIONS
230
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING
230
CHAPTER 8: LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCTION
235
1. THE ROLES OF LEGISLATURES
237
1.1. Legislature as Agent: Linkage, Representation and Legitimation
237
1.2. Legislature as Principal: Control and Oversight
238
1.2.1. Ways of Parliamentary Scrutiny in Türkiye
239
1.2.2. Parliamentary Checking the Work of Government in the UK
245
1.2.3. Legislature as Legislator: Policy–making vs. Policy–influencing
252
2. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURES OF LEGISLATURES
252
2.1. Numbers and Type of Chambers
253
2.2. Numbers, Quality and Consistency of Members
255
3. LAW MAKING PROCESS
257
3.1. Law Making Process in Türkiye
257
3.1.1. Basic Concepts
257
3.1.2. The Right to Introduce Bills
258
3.1.3. Deliberations in the Committees
259
3.1.4. Deliberations in the Plenary
262
3.1.5. Publication of Laws
265
3.2. Law Making Process in England
266
3.2.1. Basic Concepts
266
3.2.2. The Right to Introduce Bills
269
3.2.3. Law making Process for Public Bills
270
3.2.3.1. Pre–Legislative Scrutiny
270
3.2.3.2. Legislative Scrutiny
271
3.2.3.3. Post–Legislative Scrutiny
274
3.2.4. Law Making Process for Private Bills
274
SELF–TEST QUESTIONS
277
IN–TEXT QUESTIONS
278
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING
278
CHAPTER 9: DEMOCRACY
INTRODUCTION
283
1. THE CONCEPT OF DEMOCRACY
283
2. THE CONCEPT OF DEMOCRACY
285
3. TYPES OF DEMOCRACY
287
3.1. Direct Democracy
287
3.2. Indirect (Representative) Democracy
289
3.3. Semi–Direct Democracy
291
3.3.1. Initiative
291
3.3.2. Referendum
296
3.3.3. Recall
296
3.4. Majoritarian–Pluralist Democracy
305
4. ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST DEMOCRACY
307
SELF–TEST QUESTIONS
311
IN–TEXT QUESTIONS
312
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING
312
CHAPTER 10: POLITICAL PARTIES
INTRODUCTION
317
1. THE CONCEPT OF POLITICAL PARTY
317
1.1. Definition of Political Party
318
1.2. Functions of Political Parties
320
1.2.1. Coordination
320
1.2.2. Contesting Elections
321
1.2.3. Recruitment
323
1.2.4. Representation
324
2. CHARACTERISTICS OF POLITICAL PARTY
324
2.1. Ideology
324
2.2. Political Manifesto
325
2.3. Organisational Structure
326
2.4. Constitution (Regulation)
328
2.5. Institutionalization
329
2.6. Membership
329
2.7. Finance
331
3. PARTY SYSTEMS
334
3.1. Non–Party System
336
3.2. Single Party System
336
3.3. Two–Party System
337
3.4. Dominant Party System
338
3.5. Multi–Party System
338
SELF–TEST QUESTIONS
340
IN–TEXT QUESTIONS
341
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING
341
CHAPTER 11: ELECTIONS
INTRODUCTION
345
1. RIGHT TO SUFFRAGE
348
2. PRINCIPLES OF SUFFRAGE
350
2.1. From limited franchise to universal suffrage
351
2.2. From inequality in elections to equal suffrage
352
2.3. From non–free elections to free suffrage
353
2.4. From indirect elections to direct vote
354
2.5. From open voting to secret ballot in the elections
354
3. ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
354
3.1. Majoritarian Formulas
356
3.1.1. Single–Member Plurality (SMP)–First–Past–The–Post (FPTP)
356
3.1.2. Second Ballot Majority–Run–Off–System–Two Round System (2RS)
359
3.1.3. Second Ballot Majority–The Alternative Vote System
360
3.2. Semi–Proportional Systems
363
3.2.1. Single Transferable Vote (STV)
363
3.2.2. Cumulative Vote
367
3.2.3. Limited Vote
368
3.3. Proportional Representation (Party List Systems)
368
3.3.1. Open List
369
3.3.2. Closed List
369
3.3.3. Semi–Closed List
370
3.3.4. Quotas and Divisors
370
3.4. Mixed Systems
372
3.4.1. Mixed–Member Proportional (MMP)
372
3.4.2. Mixed–Member Majoritarian (MMM)
373
4. ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
375
4.1. Election Management Bodies
375
4.1.1. Election Management Bodies in Türkiye
379
4.2. Pre–electoral Administration
380
4.3. Voting Period
381
4.4. Post–Election Period
381
SELF–TEST QUESTIONS
382
IN–TEXT QUESTIONS
383
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING
383
CHAPTER 12: HUMAN RIGHTS
INTRODUCTION
387
1. THE ORIGINS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
388
1.1. Religious Origin of Human Rights
388
1.2. Philosophical Origins of Human Rights
391
1.3. Metaphilosophical Justifications of Human Rights
400
2. CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
403
3. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
406
3.1. United Nations
408
3.1.1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
409
3.1.2. Treaty–Based Human Rights Protection Mechanisms
410
3.1.3. Non–Treaty–Based Human Rights Protection Mechanisms
417
3.2. Europe
418
3.2.1. European Convention on Human Rights
419
3.2.2. European Court of Human Rights
419
SELF–TEST QUESTIONS
421
IN–TEXT QUESTIONS
422
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING
422
ANNEX 1
423
GLOSSARY
423
ANNEX 2
431
A SELECTION OF WEBSITES OF CONSTITUTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
431
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