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Security is one of the widest and open-ended concepts. Each discipline focuses only on its particular aspects. Global constitutionalism recognizes security as a public aim that justifies interference with constitutional freedoms. At the same time security is a basis for broad discretion of...
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The citizen assembly of the Swiss canton Glarus decided to radically reduce the historical number of communes from 25 to three. Studies show that the financial and economic consequences are surprisingly small. This paper analyzes the effects on citizens’ vote participation as an indicator of...
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prosperity. Critics have argued, however, that a wealth tax would be unconstitutional because of the Constitution’s apportionment … apportionment rule, and why the Constitution grants Congress broad taxing powers that allow for a wealth tax, whether it is … preserves apportionment’s role in the constitutional structure—and does not read the provision out of the Constitution—but also …
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Regulating speech online has become a key concern for lawmakers in several countries. But national and supranational regulatory efforts are being met with significant criticism, particularly in transatlantic perspective. Critiques, however, should not fall into the trap of merely relitigating...
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This paper has been organised in six sections. The first one delineates the material methodology of studying the constitutional order by juxtaposing it to other ‘political’ approaches and it offers a reconstruction of the two legal theories from which it draws its inspiration. Then, the...
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Geoffrey Palmer and Dr Andrew Butler’s new book, A Constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand, and discusses the shortcomings of New … Zealand’s unwritten constitution …
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June Medical Services L.L.C. v. Russo has already begun gaining a certain reputation as a Trojan Horse: in form, a pro-choice ruling that overturns a Louisiana anti-abortion measure, but in substance, an anti-choice, pro-life decision that sets the stage for future reversals of the Supreme...
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This essay explores the potential implications of the creation of a distinct quot;election periodquot; through the BCRA reforms to campaign finance law. The idea of a separate set of rights of expression during the immediate pre-election period is a relative newcomer to American law, but is a...
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. All its actions must be done in line and in accordance with the laws of the country specifically the Constitution.It is … without doubt that Ghana's Constitution reigns Supreme and is not superseded by any other law, act, etc be it domestic or … partners have ended up before the Courts of Ghana where the Courts in upholding the Supremacy of the Constitution have held …
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, whereas military dictatorships perform the worst. Although compliance is not determined by a constitution's breadth … the constitution achieve higher compliance levels. …
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