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We The Peoples: The Global Origins Of Constitutional Preambles, Tom Ginsburg, Daniel Rockmore, Nick Foti Aug 2013

We The Peoples: The Global Origins Of Constitutional Preambles, Tom Ginsburg, Daniel Rockmore, Nick Foti

Tom Ginsburg

No abstract provided.


Getting To Rights: Treaty Ratification, Constitutional Convergence, And Human Rights Practice, Tom Ginsburg, Zachary Elkins, Beth Simmons Jan 2013

Getting To Rights: Treaty Ratification, Constitutional Convergence, And Human Rights Practice, Tom Ginsburg, Zachary Elkins, Beth Simmons

Tom Ginsburg

This Article examines the adoption of rights in national constitutions in the post-World War II period in light of claims of global convergence. Using a comprehensive database on the contents of the world’s constitutions, we observe a qualified convergence on the content of rights. Nearly every single right has increased in prevalence since its introduction, but very few are close to universal. We show that international rights documents, starting with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, have shaped the rights menu of national constitutions in powerful ways. These covenants appear to coordinate the behavior of domestic drafters, whether or not …


Studying Japanese Law Because It's There, Tom Ginsburg Nov 2010

Studying Japanese Law Because It's There, Tom Ginsburg

Tom Ginsburg

No abstract provided.


Eastphalia As A Return To Westphalia, Tom Ginsburg Jan 2010

Eastphalia As A Return To Westphalia, Tom Ginsburg

Tom Ginsburg

Prognosticators of the international scene have focused on two claims on which there is broad agreement: First, globalization is producing deep integration among nations, moving in the direction of quasi-constitutional global governance; and, second, Asia will significantly influence the world in decades to come. These two claims are in tension with each other. Asian countries have hardly been leaders in deep integration of the constitutionalist variety, though they have been effective participants in globalized markets. Projecting forward, one expects an Asia-dominated international law to emphasize traditional concerns of sovereignty, non-interference, and mutual cooperation rather than the constitutionalist vision of supranational …


National Courts, Domestic Democracy, And The Evolution Of International Law: A Reply To Eyal Benvenisti And George Downs, Tom Ginsburg Jan 2010

National Courts, Domestic Democracy, And The Evolution Of International Law: A Reply To Eyal Benvenisti And George Downs, Tom Ginsburg

Tom Ginsburg

No abstract provided.


International Delegation And State Disaggregation, Tom Ginsburg Jan 2009

International Delegation And State Disaggregation, Tom Ginsburg

Tom Ginsburg

Following Voigt and Salzberger (2002) this paper considers the tradeoff between international and domestic delegation devices, and argues that the two are largely complements rather than substitutes. It then explores the domestic separation of powers as an explanatory factor in understanding different levels of international delegation across states. It argues that the domestic separation of powers is a driving factor in propensity to delegate, and provides some empirical evidence in this regard. Federal states and those with bicameral legislatures are more likely to sign treaties and join international organizations. Presidential systems, however, are no more likely to do so than …


Constitutional Courts In East Asia: Understanding Variation, Tom Ginsburg Jan 2008

Constitutional Courts In East Asia: Understanding Variation, Tom Ginsburg

Tom Ginsburg

No abstract provided.


Symposium Introduction: Public International Law And Economics, Tom Ginsburg, Christophe Engel, Ann Van Aaken Jan 2008

Symposium Introduction: Public International Law And Economics, Tom Ginsburg, Christophe Engel, Ann Van Aaken

Tom Ginsburg

No abstract provided.