Modern constitutions / edited by Rogers M. Smith and Richard R. Beeman.
"In this volume, scholars from different disciplines specializing in different parts of the world provide discussions that exhibit many of the answers that modern constitution-makers have given and are giving to most if not all of the following questions in their varied settings. First, who has...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | Democracy, citizenship, and constitutionalism.
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| Summary: | "In this volume, scholars from different disciplines specializing in different parts of the world provide discussions that exhibit many of the answers that modern constitution-makers have given and are giving to most if not all of the following questions in their varied settings. First, who has the authority to write a constitution or to propose amendments to that constitution? Second, who has the authority to enact a constitution in a way that makes it legitimately authoritative? Third and closely related, should a constitution be difficult to amend, so that it can provide enduring structures, limits, and guides for governing? Fourth, should the constitution be fully written as a single document (even though written amendments can be added)? Fifth and broadest, what sorts of governing institutions should a constitution establish? Sixth, finally, and perhaps most important: what should the purposes of a constitution be? They offer reflections on why particular answers have been adopted and how far they may be judged successful"-- |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812252347 0812252349 |