The Endurance of National Constitutions
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Author: Elkins, Zachary
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated
Binding: paperback
Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 260
Release Date: 31-10-2009
model number: 20 b/w illus. 8 tables
Part Number: 20 b/w illus. 8 tables
Details: Constitutions are supposed to provide an enduring structure for politics. Yet only half live more than nineteen years. Why is it that some constitutions endure while others do not? In The Endurance of National Constitutions, Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg, and James Melton examine the causes of constitutional endurance from an institutional perspective. Supported by an original set of cross-national historical data, theirs is the first comprehensive study of constitutional mortality. They show that whereas constitutions are imperiled by social and political crises, certain aspects of a constitution’s design can lower the risk of death substantially. Thus, to the extent that endurance is desirable – a question that the authors also subject to scrutiny – the decisions of founders take on added importance.
EAN: 9780521731324
Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 0.6 inches
Languages: English
