LEADER 03742oam 2200661I 450 001 9910462775603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-91954-0 010 $a0-203-09499-9 010 $a1-136-21078-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203094990 035 $a(CKB)2670000000315268 035 $a(EBL)1104766 035 $a(OCoLC)823389978 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000803930 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12335722 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000803930 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10812168 035 $a(PQKB)11581425 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1104766 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1104766 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10641721 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL423204 035 $a(OCoLC)823040811 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000315268 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEngineering constitutional change $ea comparative perspective on Europe, Canada and the USA /$fedited by Xenophon Contiades 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (489 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge research in constitutional law 225 0$aRoutledge research in constitutional law 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-52976-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aConstitutional change engineering -- Constitutional change in Austria -- The process of constitutional amendment in Belgium -- Constitutional change, and constitutional amendment : a Canadian conundrum -- Formal and informal methods of constitutional change in Denmark -- Constitutional amendment in Finland -- Constitutional amendment in France -- Constitutional amendments, and constitutional changes in Germany -- Constitutional change in Greece -- Constitutional amendment in Ireland -- Constitutional revision in Italy : a marginal instrument for constitutional change -- Constitutional amendment in Luxembourg -- The constitutional revision process in the Netherlands : sensible security valve or cause of constitutional paralysis? -- The Portuguese Constitution of 1976 : half-life and decay -- Constitutional change in Spain -- Constitutional amendment in Sweden -- Constitutional revision : the case of Switzerland -- Constitutional amendment in the United Kingdom -- Constitutional revision in the United States of America -- Models of constitutional change. 330 $aThis volume provides a holistic presentation of the reality of constitutional change in 18 countries (the 15 old EU member states, Canada, Switzerland and the USA). The essays offer analysis on formal and informal constitutional amendment bringing forth the overall picture of the parallel paths constitutional change follows, in correlation to what the constitution means and how constitutional law works. To capture the patterns of constitutional change, multi-faceted parameters are explored such as the interrelations between form of government, party system, and constitutional amendment; the 410 0$aRoutledge Research in Constitutional Law 606 $aConstitutional amendments$zEurope 606 $aConstitutional amendments$zCanada 606 $aConstitutional amendments$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aConstitutional amendments 615 0$aConstitutional amendments 615 0$aConstitutional amendments 676 $a342.03 701 $aKontiades$b Xenophon I$0970253 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462775603321 996 $aEngineering constitutional change$92205303 997 $aUNINA