Responding to Imperfection : The Theory and Practice of Constitutional Amendment

Mostrar otras versiones (2)

An increasing number of constitutional theorists, within both the legal academy and university departments of government, are focusing on the conceptual and political problems attached to the notion of constitutional amendment. Amendments are, among other things, recognitions of the imperfection of...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Levinson, Sanford
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Constitutional amendments.
LAW > Public.
LAW > Constitutional.
Constitutional amendments > United States.
United States.
Electronic resource.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:An increasing number of constitutional theorists, within both the legal academy and university departments of government, are focusing on the conceptual and political problems attached to the notion of constitutional amendment. Amendments are, among other things, recognitions of the imperfection of existing schemes of government. The relative ease or difficulty of amendment has significant implications for the ways that governments respond to problems that call either for new structures of governance or new powers for already established structures. This book brings together essays by leading.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (352 pages).
ISBN:9781400821631

Ejemplares similares