Constitutional acceleration within the European Union and beyond

Constitutional acceleration within the European Union and beyond

by Blokker, Paul

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The book addresses the phenomenon of constitutional acceleration, the increased recourse to constitutional revision and constitution-making - in, as well as on the edges of, contemporary Europe. With constitutional reform becoming less of an exceptional exercise and more of a form of routine politics, and with the scope of constitutional coverage expanding beyond classic constitutional issues, the volume points to a fundamental change in the function of constitutions in that constitutions thems…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Constitutional acceleration within the European Union and beyond / edited by Paul Blokker.

Summary

The book addresses the phenomenon of constitutional acceleration, the increased recourse to constitutional revision and constitution-making - in, as well as on the edges of, contemporary Europe. With constitutional reform becoming less of an exceptional exercise and more of a form of routine politics, and with the scope of constitutional coverage expanding beyond classic constitutional issues, the volume points to a fundamental change in the function of constitutions in that constitutions themselves are becoming the subjects of political contestation rather than framing political debates.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2018

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Routledge
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2018

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (x, 239 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781138211070, 1138211079, 9781315453651, 1315453657, 1315453541, 9781315453545, 9781315453644, 1315453649
  • oclc:on1007575504
  • LC Classification:KJE4445
  • Dewey Decimal:342.24

Table of Contents

Introduction : constitutional challenges, reform, and acceleration / Paul Blokker -- Part 1: reflections on constitutional change in times of acceleration. Towards participatory constitutionalism? : comparative European lessons / Francesco Palermo -- (Not) fast and (not) furious? : (un)constitutional responsiveness and the boundaries of constituent imagination / Zoran Oklopcic -- The multifaceted sovereign : domestic and international actors in constitutional regime change / Andrew Arato and Gábor Attila Tóth -- Part 2: Constitutional reforms in 'established' democracies. Participatory constitution-making and the renovation of the UK constitution / Silvia Suteu -- Constitutional paradigms : the Italian 1948 Constitution between conservation and reform / Paul Blokker -- Ireland's evolving constitution / Jane Suiter, David M. Farrell, and Clodagh Harris -- The constitution as a political tool in Iceland : from the periphery to the center of the political debate / Baldvin Thor Bergsson -- Part 3: Constitution-making, constitutional reform, and deadlock in 'new' democracies. Constitutional revision in Romania : post-accession pluralism in action / Bogdan Iancu -- Changing constitution…

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