Horizontal Rights An Institutional Approach by Dr Gautam Bhatia (Hardback Book)

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This book provides a new conceptual model for considering constitutional rights from a comparative perspective. A prestigious club bars women from standing for executive positions. A homeowner refuses to rent their house to a person on grounds of their race. Each of these real-life cases involves the exercise of private power, which deprives individuals of their rights. Can these individuals invoke the Constitution in response?\nHorizontal Rights: An Institutional Approach brings a fresh perspective to these age-old, yet fraught issues. This book argues that constitutional scholarship and doctrine, across jurisdictions, has proceeded from an inarticulate premise called \u2018default verticality.\u2019 This is based on a set of underlying philosophical assumptions, which presumes that constitutional\n\nHorizontal Rights\nAn Institutional Approach\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note ;