Functions of Constitutions
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Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law . Hrsg. / Rainer Grote; Frauke Lachenmann; Rüdiger Wolfrum. Oxford University Press, 2023. (Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law [MPECCoL]).
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T1 - Functions of Constitutions
AU - Holterhus, Till Patrik
AU - Siebrecht, Sven
PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - The question of what purpose constitutions serve in a political community is one of the most fundamental issues in both constitutional theory and comparative constitutional law. However, comprehensive scholarly contributions on the functions of constitutions are surprisingly scarce. Given this fact, this entry aims at contributing some analytical clarity regarding the overarching functions of constitutions beyond specific constitutional orders or cultures (culture). For this purpose, it develops a theory of constitutional functions that strictly separates the...
AB - The question of what purpose constitutions serve in a political community is one of the most fundamental issues in both constitutional theory and comparative constitutional law. However, comprehensive scholarly contributions on the functions of constitutions are surprisingly scarce. Given this fact, this entry aims at contributing some analytical clarity regarding the overarching functions of constitutions beyond specific constitutional orders or cultures (culture). For this purpose, it develops a theory of constitutional functions that strictly separates the...
KW - Law
KW - Postcolonial constitutionalism
KW - Form and substance of constitution
KW - Rule of law
KW - Types of constitutions
KW - Comparative constitutional law
KW - Democracy
KW - Liberalism
KW - Individual rights
KW - Fundamental rights
UR - https://oxcon.ouplaw.com/page/mpeccol-articles
UR - https://oxcon.ouplaw.com/display/10.1093/law-mpeccol/law-mpeccol-e570?rskey=FjoJfD&result=1&prd=MPECCOL
U2 - 10.1093/law-mpeccol/law-mpeccol-e570
DO - 10.1093/law-mpeccol/law-mpeccol-e570
M3 - Articles for encyclopedia
T3 - Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law [MPECCoL]
BT - Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law
A2 - Grote, Rainer
A2 - Lachenmann, Frauke
A2 - Wolfrum, Rüdiger
PB - Oxford University Press
ER -