These slides are a weekly summary on the ‘Comparative Constitutional Law’ course offered at the University of Groningen. All the relevant content and materials are covered that are needed to succeed in the final examination.
Extended Lecture Notes on Comparative Constitutional Law
Tutorial 5: Netherlands, ISBN: 9781780688831 Comparative Government (PUB1002/2020-200)
Tutorial 4: UK Constitutions Compared (5th Edition), ISBN: 9781780688831 Comparative Government (PUB1002/2020-200)
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Recap:
Comparative
Constitutional Law
, Week 1:
History of Constitutions +
Origins and Main Features of
Different Constitutions
,Rule of law
Aspects of the rule of law: Purpose of the rule of law
● Democracy ● Answers the following
○ Nobody is above the law; everyone is equal before question(s):
the law ○ What are the limitations to
● Principle of legality the power of government?
○ Citizens can act freely unless the conduct is explicitly ○ What should a government
prohibited by law look like?
○ Government can only act in competences conferred
upon them
● Separation of powers Rule of law in Europe:
○ Power should be distributed to different ● Constantly developing
organs/people ● Explicitly/implicitly seen
■ Includes checks + balances ● Generally its applied the same,
○ To prevent abuse of power of one organ/inside + but there are some slight
having too much power differences
● Human rights
○ Everyone has human rights; universal + unalienable
○ Legislator has to respect human rights
, Development of the Rule of Law (13th - 19th century)
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