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What Should Constitutions Do?
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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What Should Constitutions Do?
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Ellen Frankel Paul
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Edited by Fred D. Miller, Jr
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Edited by Jeffrey Paul
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| Series | Social Philosophy and Policy |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:354 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Social and political philosophy |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521175531
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| Classifications | Dewey:320.011 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
31 January 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The essays in this volume - written by prominent philosophers, political scientists and legal scholars - address the basic purposes of constitutions and their status as fundamental law. Some deal with specific constitutional provisions: they ask, for example, which branches of government should have the authority to conduct foreign policy, or how the judiciary should be organized, or what role a preamble should play in a nation's founding document. Other essays explore questions of constitutional design: they consider the advantages of a federal system of government, or the challenges of designing a constitution for a pluralistic society - or they ask what form of constitution best promotes personal liberty and economic prosperity.
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