Constitutional Law (4th Edition)
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Undergraduate law students who need to systematically study constitutional law
- Juris Master and dual-degree students looking for a clearly structured constitutional law reference
- Those preparing for law-related exams who need to organize a framework of constitutional knowledge
- Beginning readers interested in constitutional institutions and the idea of human rights protection
Not a good fit for
- Casual readers who only want constitutional case stories and do not accept a textbook format
- Advanced researchers seeking in-depth specialized comparative constitutional studies
- Practicing lawyers or judges who need a practical operations manual
Reading tips
- First build a framework of concepts and institutions chapter by chapter, then return to close-read the key chapters.
- Read alongside the progress of classroom teaching, and after each chapter summarize the knowledge structure in your own words.
- When encountering constitutional provisions and theoretical exposition, read them against the current constitutional text.
- When preparing for exams, organize the concepts, principles, and institutional points of each chapter into comparative notes.
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Contents
- 版权信息
- 主编简介
- 内容简介
- 第四版序言
- 第三版序言
- 第二版序言
- 第一版序言
- 第一章 宪法的基本理论（上）
- 第一节 宪法的概念
- 第二节 宪法的分类
- 第三节 宪法的基本原则
- 第四节 宪法效力
- 第五节 宪法与宪政
- 第二章 宪法的基本理论（下）
- 第一节 宪法的创制与修改
- 第二节 宪法解释
- 第三节 宪法惯例
- 第四节 违宪审查
- 第三章 宪法的历史
- 第一节 宪法的产生
- 第二节 宪法的演变和发展
- 第三节 1949年以前中国宪法的产生和发展
- 第四节 中华人民共和国宪法的制定和修改
- 第四章 国家性质
- 第一节 阶级性质
- 第二节 经济制度
- 第三节 “三个文明”的协调发展
- 第五章 国家形式
- 第一节 政权组织形式
- 第二节 国家结构形式
- 第三节 国家标志
- 第六章 选举制度
- 第一节 选举制度概述
- 第二节 我国现行选举制度
- 第七章 政党制度
- 第一节 政党概述
- 第二节 政党制度概述
- 第三节 中国的政党和政党制度
- 第八章 公民基本权利的一般原理
- 第一节 几个重要的相关概念
- 第二节 宪政下的基本权利与国家权力
- 第三节 基本权利的保障
- 第九章 我国公民的基本权利和义务
- 第一节 平等权
- 第二节 政治权利
- 第三节 宗教信仰自由
- 第四节 人身权利
- 第五节 监督权
- 第六节 社会经济权利
- 第七节 文化教育权利
- 第八节 特定主体权利的保护
- 第九节 我国公民的基本义务
- 第十章 国家机构（上）
- 第一节 国家机构概述
- 第二节 最高国家权力机关及其常设机关
- 第三节 国家元首
- 第四节 最高国家行政机关
- 第五节 最高国家军事机关
- 第十一章 国家机构（下）
- 第一节 地方国家机关概述
- 第二节 地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府
- 第三节 民族自治地方的自治机关
- 第四节 特别行政区的国家机关
- 第五节 国家审判机关和国家检察机关
- 第十二章 基层群众自治制度
- 第一节 基层群众性自治制度概述
- 第二节 村民自治
- 第三节 城市居民自治
- 附录 中华人民共和国宪法
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About the author
Jiao Hongchang is a Chinese author whose writing and research focus on law. Public information about him is limited, and details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not available in the current records. His six existing works cover constitutional law textbooks, legislative theory, legal writing methods, and a collection of essays, with themes centered on constitutional institutions, the rule-of-law government, and the allocation of legislative power. Among them, Constitutional Law has appeared in multiple editions, indicating continued use in classrooms and for self-study; Ten Lectures on Legal Essay Writing: Methods and Techniques offers practical guidance for writing. Another work, Xiang of the Toon Tree: Essays by Jiao Hongchang, presents observations and reflections beyond law in a more relaxed style. Overall, his writing balances academic rigor with readability and appeals to both legal education and practical reading.
