Comparative Constitutional Law and Politics: Analysis, Cases, & Materials

Comparative Constitutional Law and Politics: Analysis, Cases, and Materials is the first interdisciplinary casebook for the field, offering students an innovative and truly global approach to comparative constitutional law. Written by leading scholars, this pioneering resource integrates state-of-the-art literature and caselaw from constitutional law with insights from social science. Its coverage reaches far beyond the traditional canon to help students understand the full reach of the field, drawing on materials from around the world in a truly global approach.

Recognizing that constitution-making and interpretation are increasingly transnational, the book includes cases from six continents, addressing historical gaps in coverage. It incorporates data on global trends, and excerpts from cutting-edge scholarship and key judicial decisions, along with detailed explanations by the casebook’s editors. Each chapter is organized around a key concept, beginning with a bird’s-eye view of the topic that introduces the current state of scholarly and legislative debate and encourages thoughtful student engagement.

Mila Versteeg is the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. Her research and teaching interests include comparative constitutional law, public international law, and empirical legal studies. Professor Versteeg has held visiting appointments at the University of Chicago Law School, Columbia Law School, the Hebrew University, the University of Hamburg, Tel Aviv University, and IDC Herzliya. Her 2020 monograph How Constitutional Rights Matter (OUP, co-authored with Adam Chilton) won the Best Book Prize from the International Society of Public Law and the Best Book Award from the Human Rights Section of the American Political Science Association.

Tom Ginsburg is the Leo Spitz Distinguished Service Professor of International Law at the University of Chicago, where he serves as Faculty Director for the Forum on Free Inquiry and Expression, as well as the Malyi Center for the Study of Institutional and Legal Integrity. He is also a Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation. Author of five books, Professor Ginsburg currently co-directs the Comparative Constitutions Project, which catalogues the world’s constitutions since 1789 and runs the award-winning Constitute website.

Professor David Landau is the Mason Ladd Professor and Associate Dean for International Programs at Florida State University College of Law. Combining insights from law and political science, his scholarship focuses on constitutional design, constitutional theory, and comparative constitutional law. Professor Landau’s work can be found in leading law journals including the California Law Review, the University of Chicago Law Review, and the International Journal of Constitutional Law. His monograph Abusive Constitutional Borrowing (co-authored with Rosalind Dixon) was published in 2021 by Oxford University Press.