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 PDF covers the following
topics related to Constitutional Law : Introduction, Citizenship, Fundamental
Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles, Union Executive : Legislature
and Judiciary, State Executive, Legislature and Judiciary.
This note explains the following topics:
Origins of the US Constitution, Ratification of the Constitution,
Federal implied powers under the Commerce Clause, United States v. Darby, SC
switches direction, State sovereign immunity, Separation of powers, Equal
Protection: Slavery to Reconstruction; Incorporation, Reconstruction Amendments,
Incorporation, Gender Equal Protection, Implied right of economic liberty.
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.