's written constitution is a central and possibly the most important manifestation of the social contract. Once it is accepted … that the contents of a constitution are subject to human design, scholars interested in the organization of human societies … can be expected from the design of different elements of a constitution. For a long time, (comparative) constitutional …

, whereas military dictatorships perform the worst. Although compliance is not determined by a constitution's breadth … the constitution achieve higher compliance levels. …

suggests that economically heterogeneous states are more likely to adopt a federal constitution. …

over the last two decades. The factors determining whether a constitution is complied with, however, have received only …