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The Issue of Unamendable Norm in the First Constitution of Georgia [PDF]

Journal of Constitutional Law, 2021
The 1918 Act of Independence of Georgia is the first act of constitutional significance, which defined the Democratic Republic as a form of the political structure in Georgia.
Paata Javakhishvili
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Does the Rule of Law Require the Separation of Powers?

The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.
The separation of powers is an enigmatic political ideal, particularly in the context of the modern administrative state, in which administrative officials routinely perform a combination of legislative, judicial, and executive functions. In this article we reexamine this ideal by interrogating Adrian Vermeule's provocative claim that the separation of
Dimitrios Kyritsis, Matthew Lewans
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The Right to Life in the Context of Climate Change [PDF]

Journal of Constitutional Law, 2021
The Constitution of Georgia of 1921 did not directly guarantee environmental human rights (environmental issues gained particular importance only in the second part of the 20th century), however, it recognized the human being as the main value, and ...
Ana Beridze
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The Doctrine of State Necessity

The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.
This article examines the doctrine of state necessity as a distinct but relatively underexplored doctrine of constitutional law. Drawing on case law from a range of jurisdictions, it considers instances in which courts have accepted otherwise unconstitutional measures as lawful in order to preserve the operation of state institutions or protect ...
Athanasios Peftinas
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The 1921 Constitution of Georgia: A Symbol of the Independence of Georgia [PDF]

Journal of Constitutional Law, 2021
The founders of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921) considered the drafting of the basic law of the country, the Constitution, to be particularly important and saw its adoption as the most significant event after the Declaration of ...
Malkhaz Matsaberidze
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‘Enthusiasts’ and ‘Fanatics’: The Decembrists as a Case Study in French Influence on Russian Culture, Emotions and Thought

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Participants in Russia's 1825 Decembrist uprising against the Tsarist regime were, quite literally, a case study in French cultural influence upon Russia. This is particularly true as it relates to Russia's emotional cultures. Although this has not, traditionally, been the primary focus of historical analysis of this event (in Soviet or ...
ADAM COKER
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Structure and agency in emancipatory reform: A blueprint from a Black union

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The National Labor Convention of 1869, the first of its kind for African American workers, yielded a grand strategy for achieving full emancipation, in which those long subjected to domination might attain durable independence. Drawing upon decades of Black republican thought, this agenda combined macro‐level reforms targeting agrarian and ...
Benjamin T. Lynerd
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Permissible Limits of Entrapment in Covert Investigations and Operative-Investigative Measures [PDF]

Journal of Constitutional Law, 2023
A parallel can be drawn between the idea of entrapment and the biblical story of Adam and Eve. In the Garden of Eden, Eve was tempted by the serpent, leading her to partake in the forbidden fruit at the urging of another.
Gia Markoidze
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Self‐reported mental health and the Dobbs decision: Variation by State abortion laws

Contemporary Economic Policy, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 199-225, April 2025.
Abstract When a US Supreme Court ruling allowed states to ban abortion, women of childbearing age in the states where abortion became illegal reported higher rates of anxiety symptoms compared to similar‐aged women in other states and older women in the same states.
J. Michael Collins, Vivekananda Das
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Money and federal autocracy: 1913 and the quiet inversion of the American constitutional order

Economic Affairs, EarlyView.
Abstract The American Revolution affirmed that sovereignty inheres by nature in each Citizen, and collectively in the People. The Constitution completed a structure in which authority flowed from Citizens to their several State republics, and from the States to a Union holding only delegated powers. 1913 inverted that order.
James Turk
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