‘As democracies, and the ideal of democracy itself, are under threat, the study of constitutional theory has never seemed more important than it is now. This volume, whose list of contributors is a Who’s Who of the field, is an illuminating map of a complex and rich terrain. A ‘must read’.’
Cécile Fabre - University of Oxford
‘An outstanding collection of essays, focusing mainly on constitutionalism as a normative political theory.’
Seyla Benhabib - Columbia Law School
‘Having read this remarkable and innovative book, one has a better idea of what constitutional theory is and why it is helpful for everybody who deals with constitutional law in politics, judiciary or academia.’
Dieter Grimm - Humboldt University Berlin, Former Justice, Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
‘The collection is a theoretical tour de force. It demands a place on the bookshelves of any and all scholars interested in constitutionalism and its theoretical underpinnings.’
Rosalind Dixon - University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law
‘The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory is a breathtaking collection of essays on the conceptual foundations upon which our visions of self-government are formed. In an age of churn and crisis, there is no finer guide to the power and promise of modern constitutionalism.’
Madhav Khosla - Columbia University
‘… there is no doubt about the massive worth of this massive volume. … The vast majority of the chapters are well-written and are exceptionally informative. For anyone interested in constitutional issues, this will be a standard work for decades.’
Christopher Adair-Toteff
Source: History of European Ideas
