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The Imaginary Constitution of Constitutions

Social Imaginaries, 2017
The modern constitution is predominantly understood as a way of instituting and limiting power, and is expected to contribute to (societal) stability, certainty, and order. Constitutions are hence of clear sociological interest, but until recently they have received little sociological attention.
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Constitution

2012
This article examines three topics that have persistently arisen in connection with discussions of constitutions: What is the relation between a constitution and a ‘nation’ or a ‘people’, understood as those who reside within the territory for which the constitution is a constitution?
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2. Constitutions and Constitutional Law

2020
This chapter examines the specific functions and characteristics of constitutions in general terms—thinking of what the constitutions of Western democratic countries are typically like—rather than with particular reference to the UK, and then considers how the UK’s constitutional arrangements measure up.
Mark Elliott, Robert Thomas
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Museums as Constitutions: A Commentary on Constitutions and Constitution Making

Law, Culture and the Humanities, 2013
Constitutional theorists frequently take the constitutional arrangement as their primary focus of critique. Indeed, for many constitutional scholars, the constitution is presumed as the central place from which to navigate and negotiate political community.
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1. Constitutions and Constitutional Law

2014
This chapter examines the specific functions and characteristics of constitutions in general terms—thinking of what the constitutions of Western democratic countries are typically like—rather than with particular reference to the UK, and then considers how the UK’s constitutional arrangements measure up.
Mark Elliott, Robert Thomas
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4. Constitution

2014
Each Concentrate revision guide is packed with essential information, key cases, revision tips, exam Q&As, and more. Concentrates show you what to expect in a law exam, what examiners are looking for, and how to achieve extra marks. When a person transfers legal title to another, the legal title is said to vest in the other person.
Iain McDonald, Anne Street
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Constitutional Possibility and Constitutional Evolution

2011
Law and economics has arguably become one of the most influential theories in contemporary legal theory and adjudication. The essays in this volume, authored by both legal scholars and economists, constitute lively and critical engagements between law and economics and new institutional economics from the perspectives of legal and evolutionary theory ...
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Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments: Constitutional Courts as Guardians of the Constitution?

Constellations, 2012
A great number of petitions reached the Hungarian Constitutional Court concerning the November 2010 constitutional amendments that sought to curtail the Court‟s powers and allow for the possibility of implementing a tax measure with retroactive effect. In their decision 61/2011. (VII. 13.), which was accompanied by three dissenting and three concurring
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The Constitution of Japan and Constitutional Reform

Asia-Pacific Review, 2016
Although there have been movements to revise the Constitution of Japan, the original text has remained in effect for 70 years. This article examines the rules of constitutional revision, the basis on which the Constitution was drafted, and the ramifications of an unmodified constitution. Japan's Constitution is compared in terms of length and number of
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