Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
2015
Source Publication
49:3 Law & Society Review 797-801
Abstract
As the epigraph to one chapter in his impressive volume, Comparative Matters: The Renaissance of Comparative Constitutional Law, Ran Hirschl offers the following exchange between the archaeologist Howard Carter and his patron, Lord Carnarvon, on Carter's entry into Tutankhamun's tomb: “Can you see anything?” “Yes, wonderful things!” The epigraph might aptly frame the volume as a whole. Hirschl's ambition is to seize a pivotal moment in the development of comparative constitutional scholarship and to help those engaged in the field to see more and better. There is a tone of excitement and affection in the pages, born of the recent and rapid global spread of constitutionalism and judicial review, which has been accompanied by a marked growth in scholarly—and juridical—interest in comparative constitutional study. Hirschl sees the scholarly possibilities attendant on such a moment and regards the comparative constitutional enterprise as poised to enrich our understanding of modern constitutional life.
Repository Citation
Berger, Benjamin. Comparative Matters: The Renaissance of Comparative Constitutional Law by Ran Hirschl (2015) 49:3 Law & Society Review 797-801.
Comments
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:
Berger, B.,Comparative Matters: The Renaissance of Comparative Constitutional Law, Law and Society Review Volume49, Issue3, September 2015, Pages 797-801,
which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/lasr.12157. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.