The Adventures of the Constituent Power
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The Adventures of the Constituent Power

Beyond Revolutions?

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The Adventures of the Constituent Power

Beyond Revolutions?

About this book

Constitutions are made in almost all transformation of regimes. What are the dangers and the hopes associated with such a process? What can make constitution-making legitimate? The Adventures of the Constituent Power explores the democratic methods by which political communities make their basic law, arguing that the most advanced method developed from Spain and South Africa. The first part of this book focuses on history of the idea of constitution-making, before and during the democratic revolutions of the eighteenth century. The second part traces the notion of the constituent power in recent regime transitions that were consciously post-revolutionary, from Spain to South Africa. With the return of revolutions or revolutionary patterns of constitution-making, the book examines the use and potential failure of the new ideas available. The third part then proceeds to consider the type of constitution that is likely to emerge from the post-sovereign process.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781107126794
eBook ISBN
9781108515214
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Public Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction: Basic Concepts
  9. Part I: On the History of the Idea of the Constituent Power
  10. Part II: Post-Sovereignty and the Return of Revolution
  11. Part III: Constitutional Change Under Constitutional Regimes
  12. Epilogue: Breaking the Link Between Revolution and Sovereign Dictatorship The Case of the Russian Constituent Assembly
  13. References
  14. Index