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Today, 189 out of 193 officially recognised nation-states have a
written constitution, and 75% of these have been ratified since
1975. How did this worldwide diffusion of constitutions come about?
In this book, Wim Voermans traces the varied and surprising story
of constitutions since the agricultural revolution of c.10,000 B.C.
Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, Voermans shows how human
evolution, human nature and the history of thought have all played
their part in shaping modern constitutions. Constitutions, in turn,
have shaped our societies, creating imagined communities of trust
and recognition that allow us to successfully co-operate with one
another. Engagingly and wittily told, the story of constitutions is
vital to understanding our world, our civilisations and, most
significantly, ourselves.
Today, 189 out of 193 officially recognised nation-states have a
written constitution, and 75% of these have been ratified since
1975. How did this worldwide diffusion of constitutions come about?
In this book, Wim Voermans traces the varied and surprising story
of constitutions since the agricultural revolution of c.10,000 B.C.
Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, Voermans shows how human
evolution, human nature and the history of thought have all played
their part in shaping modern constitutions. Constitutions, in turn,
have shaped our societies, creating imagined communities of trust
and recognition that allow us to successfully co-operate with one
another. Engagingly and wittily told, the story of constitutions is
vital to understanding our world, our civilisations and, most
significantly, ourselves.
While their use and significance have increased in recent decades,
constitutional preambles have received only scant attention in
academic literature. This book presents a uniquely quantitative and
qualitative analysis of all the preambles currently in force around
the world and addresses fascinating questions concerning their
occurrence, content, style, function and legal status. Studying
preambles not only helps us understand the phenomenon itself, but
also teaches us more about constitutions and constitutional systems
in which they are situated. Constitutional Preambles illuminates
the great variety that constitutional preambles display. The
authors discuss the different styles, legal and non-legal
functions, and content of the preambles, as well as analysing their
use in the courts. This work also contains a carefully curated
anthology of the world's preambles in English.
This book systematically describes the constitutional law of the
ten Member States that acceded to the European Union in 2004:
Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. Each chapter, written by an
expert from the country in question, starts with a sketch of the
country's constitutional history as an indispensable background to
a proper understanding of the relevant constitution as it operates
today. The subsequent outline of the constitutional system deals
with the sources of constitutional law, the head of state, the
government, parliament, executive-legislative relationships, the
legislative process, the parliamentary scrutiny of government
activity, the electoral system, political parties, post-World War
II election results and governments, the judiciary, regional and
local government, and fundamental rights. The chapters conclude
with a short bibliography. The book is complementary to
"Constitutional Law of 15 EU Member States", edited by Lucas Prakke
and Constantijn Kortmann, which covers the constitutional systems
of the countries that made up the European Union before the 2004
enlargement.
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