Functions of Constitutions

Till Patrik Holterhus; Sven Siebrecht

doi:10.1093/law-mpeccol/law-mpeccol-e570

Functions of Constitutions

Till Patrik Holterhus
, Sven Siebrecht

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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Abstract

The question of what purpose constitutions serve in a political community is one of the most fundamental issues in both constitutional theory and comparative constitutional law. However, comprehensive scholarly contributions on the functions of constitutions are surprisingly scarce. Given this fact, this entry aims at contributing some analytical clarity regarding the overarching functions of constitutions beyond specific constitutional orders or cultures (culture). For this purpose, it develops a theory of constitutional functions that strictly separates the...

Originalsprache	Englisch
Titel	Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law
Redakteure/-innen	Rainer Grote, Frauke Lachenmann, Rüdiger Wolfrum
Herausgeber (Verlag)	Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum	11.2023
ISBN (elektronisch)	9780190660994, 0190660996
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/law-mpeccol/law-mpeccol-e570
Publikationsstatus	Erschienen - 11.2023

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