TY - BOOK ID - 110549651 TI - Against constitutionalism PY - 2022 SN - 9780674268029 0674268024 PB - Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : Harvard University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Constitutional law KW - Democracy KW - 311.1 Grondwettelijke rechten en vrijheden KW - 210 Politicologie KW - 401 Administratief recht KW - 101 Wetgevingstheorie KW - Constitutional law. KW - Democracy. KW - Droit constitutionnel. KW - Démocratie. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:110549651 AB - Tracing constitutional thought from the Enlightenment to the present, Martin Loughlin shows how a tool for the protection of self-government has become a means for subverting popular will. Across the globe, constitutions now displace democratic decision-making, as courts interpret values in the law that ultimately trump legislative action. ER -