This new edition of the widely acclaimed textbook has been completelyrevised and updated to bring it up to date with the developments of the lastfive years. Increased use has also been made of judicial opinions in light ofthe expanded output of national courts on constitutional issues over thisperiod. The book's unique approach and style have been retained authors' text iscombined with focused questions (now including problem cases) and a wide rangeof carefully edited materials from both primary and secondary sources.In this edition for the first time gender topics have been integrated into thegeneral text where relevant, rather than being examined in isolation. There are,in general, more topics dealing with cultural variety/ relativism, includingreligion and personal law regimes. In addition coverage of many areas has beenexpanded. New materials have been added on international humanitarian law andthe laws of war including the International Criminal Tribunal. Coverage ofresponses to massive tragedies through prosecutions (Pinochet) and truthcommissions (Chile, South Africa) has also been expanded. As has treatment ofissues such as democratization and self-determination (from the formerYugoslavia to Quebec). This edition also goes much further in its treatment ofNGOs, taking a broader look at the developing international civilsociety.