The paradox of constitutionalism
Subtitle: constituent power and constitutional form
By: edited by Martin Loughlin and Neil Walker
Series: Oxford scholarship online
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9780191709654
Subjects: Constituent power; Legitimacy of governments
Description: In modern political communities ultimate authority is often thought to reside with 'the people'. This book examines how constitutions act as a delegation of power from 'the people' to expert institutions, and looks at the attendant problems of maintaining the legitimacy of these constitutional arrangements.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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