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Endurance of national constitutions / Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.Description: x, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780521515504 (hbk.)
  • 0521515505 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.02 22
LOC classification:
  • K3165 .E43
Contents:
Introduction -- How long should constitutions endure? -- Conceptualizing constitutions -- What makes constitutions endure? -- Identifying risks to constitutional life -- An epidemiological analysis of constitutional mortality -- Cases of constitutional mortality, Part I : similar contexts, contrasting outcomes -- Cases of constitutional mortality, Part II : contrasting contexts, similar outcomes.
Review: "In The Endurance of National Consitutions, the authors examine the causes of constitutional endurance from an institutional perspective. Using both statistical and case study evidence, they argue that certain design features can sustain constitutions even in the face of seemingly lethal crises."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-246) and index.

Introduction -- How long should constitutions endure? -- Conceptualizing constitutions -- What makes constitutions endure? -- Identifying risks to constitutional life -- An epidemiological analysis of constitutional mortality -- Cases of constitutional mortality, Part I : similar contexts, contrasting outcomes -- Cases of constitutional mortality, Part II : contrasting contexts, similar outcomes.

"In The Endurance of National Consitutions, the authors examine the causes of constitutional endurance from an institutional perspective. Using both statistical and case study evidence, they argue that certain design features can sustain constitutions even in the face of seemingly lethal crises."--BOOK JACKET.

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