Offers a legal analysis of revolutions, coups d'etat, acts of secession and other manifestations of constitutional breakdown, and reviews the formidable body of case law on those subjects that has already emerged--from Pakistan, Cyprus, Rhodesia, Uganda, Nigeria, and Ghana.

Monograph on constitutionalism in governments of emergent African and Asian States - comments on relationships between political power conflicts and constitutional law, etc., with particular reference to the civil war in Nigeria. References.

The political changes which have occurred in the last three years have been phenomenal--the dissolving of the former Soviet Union, the impending union of Western Europe, and the evolution of democracy in Eastern Europe. What changes have occurred in the legal structure of these countries? How have their constitutions been affected by these developments? Stanley Katz, Douglas Greenberg, and other scholars and politicians from numerous countries discuss in this work the experiences of constitutionalism. Previously, little work has been done in this field, but now Constitutionalism and Democracy represents the range and depth for serious constitutional analysis. Discussing concrete issues such as human rights, nationalism, and pluralism, this volume will be essential in understanding the phenomenon of constitutionalism in various parts of the world.

"This comparative study of state constitutions offers insightful overviews of the general and specific problems that have confronted America's constitution writers since the country's founding. Each chapter reflects the constitutional theory and history of a single state, encompassing each document's structure, content, and evolution"--Provided by publisher.