Providing an up-to-date analysis of key country approaches to Militant Democracy, featuring contributions from some of the key people working in this area, including Mark Tushnet and Helen Irving, this book is a valuable resource for students, academics and policy-makers concerned with democratic principles.

Dr Markus Thiel is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law, Heinrich-Heine-Universitÿt Dÿsseldorf, Germany

Contents: Preface; Introduction, Markus Thiel; Australia, Helen Irving; Austria, Andreas Auprich; Chile, Eduardo Aldunate Lizana; France, Claire-Lise Buis; Germany, Markus Thiel; Hungary, Renáta Uitz; Israel, Benyamin Neuberger; Italy, Stefano Ceccanti and Francesco Clementi; Japan, Shojiro Sakaguchi; Spain, Carlos Vidal Prado; Turkey, Bertil Emrah Oder; United Kingdom, Richard Mullender; United States of America, Mark V. Tushnet; Comparative Aspects; Markus Thiel; Index.