Constitutions as Chains? On the Intergenerational Challenges of Constitution-Making
Abstract: In this essay, I explore the ambiguity of the competition's title "Constitutions as Chains", and distinguish between two intergenerational challenges in constitution-making: the challenge of intergenerationally just constitutional provisions, and the challenge of creating a stable institution which is accepted by successive generations. I prioritise the latter. After contrasting classic ideas of Burke and Paine, I discuss different ways of addressing the challenge, such as the amendability of a constitution, eternity clauses or recurring constitutional assemblies. A flexible approach towards existing constitutional provisions, which is open to future developments, gets the nod. However, a need for empirical research remains
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Intergenerational Justice Review ; 3 (2017) 1 ; 32-41
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Recht
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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2017
- DOI
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10.24357/igjr.10.1.584
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-52489-0
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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