Constitutional Law by National Open University of Nigeria
Constitutional Law by National Open University of Nigeria
Constitutional Law by National Open University of Nigeria
This Book covers definition
and scope of constitutional law and traditional constitutional concept, Sources
of a constitution, Federalism, Separation of Powers, The rule of law,
Classification of Constitutions, Systems of government, Constitutional
supremacy, Parliamentary supremacy, Constitutional development of
Nigeria, Constitutional development, Constitutional development in Nigeria: 1979
to Date.
The book became a standard work which
was translated into several languages. Bagehot began his book by saying, do not be fooled by constitutional theories and formal institutional
continuities– concentrate instead on the real centers of power and the practical
working of the political system. He dismissed the two theories of the division
of powers and of checks and balances as erroneous.
The note focuses on
public comparative law and on EU law. It also analyses the different legal
traditions of the world in their interrelations with constitutional designs, as
well as on the regulation of economic activities having recourse to the
comparative method.
This book explains the
following topics: Constitutional Texts: US, Canada, South Africa, The Adoption of
the U.S. Constitution, The Bank of the United States and the Powers of the
Federal Government, The Role of the Federal Courts in the Constitutional
Framework, Separation of Powers: The Allocation of Powers within the Federal
Government, Federalism: The Allocation of Powers between the Federal and State
Governments, Federalism: Constitutional Limits on State Powers.
This book presents succinctly
the general principle of constitutional law, whether they pertain to the federal
system, or to the state system, or to both.
Author(s): Andrew
Cunningham McLaughlin and Thomas McIntyre Cooley