03295nam 22006852 450 991077840780332120151005020622.01-107-19050-90-511-70015-61-282-38872-X0-511-64074-997866123887290-511-81759-20-511-64142-70-511-63898-10-511-63791-80-511-64006-4(CKB)1000000000811425(EBL)464849(OCoLC)609846094(SSID)ssj0000337228(PQKBManifestationID)11297307(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000337228(PQKBWorkID)10287179(PQKB)11066986(UkCbUP)CR9780511817595(Au-PeEL)EBL464849(CaPaEBR)ebr10356385(CaONFJC)MIL238872(MiAaPQ)EBC464849(EXLCZ)99100000000081142520101021d2009|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe endurance of national constitutions /Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2009.1 online resource (x, 260 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-73132-1 0-521-51550-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-246) and index.Introduction -- How long should constitutions endure? -- Conceptualizing constitutions -- What makes constitutions endure? -- Identifying risks to constitutional life -- An epidemiological analysis of constitutional mortality -- Cases of constitutional mortality, Part I : similar contexts, contrasting outcomes -- Cases of constitutional mortality, Part II : contrasting contexts, similar outcomes.Constitutions are supposed to provide an enduring structure for politics. Yet only half live more than nine years. Why is it that some constitutions endure while others do not? In The Endurance of National Constitutions Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg and James Melton examine the causes of constitutional endurance from an institutional perspective. Supported by an original set of cross-national historical data, theirs is the first comprehensive study of constitutional mortality. They show that whereas constitutions are imperilled by social and political crises, certain aspects of a constitution's design can lower the risk of death substantially. Thus, to the extent that endurance is desirable - a question that the authors also subject to scrutiny - the decisions of founders take on added importance.Constitutional lawConstitutional historyConstitutional law.Constitutional history.342.02Elkins Zachary1970-1474546Ginsburg TomMelton James1981-UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910778407803321The endurance of national constitutions3688317UNINA