European Yearbook of Constitutional Law 2024 - Varieties of Constitutionalism

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 book is devoted to an exploration of varieties of constitutionalism. As the aspirations, substance and implementation of constitutions are not uniform across jurisdictions, including on account of the influence of national political and social developments, there is a concomitant need for scholars to reckon with the ideological choices that have been made and decide, with due care, on the adjective(s) to be paired with the notion of constitutionalism that best capture those choices. At the same time, there is a growing realisation that liberal constitutionalism may not be the only normatively defensible form of constitutionalism, while this form is not necessarily internally homogenous. The chapters in this edited volume engage with questions pertaining to the identification, core features and appeal of diverse varieties of constitutionalism as well as their interrelationship, including by way of the devising of taxonomies.

The collection will be of special interest to those working in the fields of constitutional theory and comparative constitutional studies.

Maartje De Visser is Professor at Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University.

Ingrid Leijten is Professor at Tilburg Law School, Department of Public Law and Governance.

Jurgen de Poorter is State Councillor at the Dutch Council of State and Professor at Tilburg Law School, Department of Public Law and Governance.

Gerhard van der Schyff is Associate Professor at Tilburg Law School, Department of Public Law and Governance.

Maarten Stremler is Assistant Professor at Maastricht University, Faculty of Law, Department of Public Law.

Sophie Vonk is PhD researcher at Tilburg Law School, Department of Public Law and Governance.

Specific to this book:

• Identifies the core features and appeal of varied forms of constitutionalism;
• Explores the relationship between different forms of constitutionalism;
• Examines the desirability of recalibrating the conception of liberal constitutionalism as its paradigm.

This is the sixth volume in the European Yearbook of Constitutional Law Series