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Constitutional Comparison Is A Multi-faceted Phenomenon. This Essay Explores The Different Modes Of Constitutional Comparison, Drawing On Illustrations From South African Constitutional Jurisprudence And The Work Of Professor Mark Tushnet As A Leading Comparative Constitutional Scholar. For Instance, It Notes Comparison As A Form Of Migration Or Transfer Of Ideas, As Deliberative, Empirical Or Functional, Reflective And Moral-cosmopolitan In Nature, But Also The Overlaps Between These Categories, Thinner And Thicker Variants, And Their Implications For Scholars, Judges And Constitutional Drafters. It Further Considers What These Different Modes Imply For Principles Of Case Selection, Or The Scope Of Constitutional Comparison In Different Contexts-- Provided By Publisher.