A sociology of constitutions constitutions and state legitimacy in historical-sociological perspective /

"Using a methodology that both analyzes particular constitutional texts and theories and reconstructs their historical evolution, Chris Thornhill examines the social role and legitimating status of constitutions from the first quasi-constitutional documents of medieval Europe, through the class...

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1. autor: Thornhill, C. J. (Christopher J.), 1966-
Korporacja: ebrary, Inc
Format: Elektroniczne E-book
Język:angielski
Wydane: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Seria:Cambridge studies in law and society.
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Streszczenie:"Using a methodology that both analyzes particular constitutional texts and theories and reconstructs their historical evolution, Chris Thornhill examines the social role and legitimating status of constitutions from the first quasi-constitutional documents of medieval Europe, through the classical period of revolutionary constitutionalism, to recent processes of constitutional transition. A Sociology of Constitutions explores the reasons why modern societies require constitutions and constitutional norms and presents a distinctive socio-normative analysis of the constitutional preconditions of political legitimacy"--
Opis fizyczny:xiii, 451 p.
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-424) and index.