03402nam 22007334a 450 991081087800332120200520144314.01-107-19050-90-511-70015-61-282-38872-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)99100000000081142520090226d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe endurance of national constitutions /Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton1st ed.Cambridge ;New York Cambridge University Press20091 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.ConstitutionsConstitutional lawConstitutional historyConstitutions.Constitutional law.Constitutional history.342.02Elkins Zachary1970-1684408Ginsburg Tom572021Melton James1981-1761361MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810878003321The endurance of national constitutions4200777UNINA