The Paradox of Constitutionalism: Constituent Power and Constitutional Form

by Martin Loughlin (Editor), Martin Loughlin (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $57.37

  In modern political communities ultimate authority is often thought to reside with 'the people'. This book examines how constitutions act as a delegation of power from 'the people' to representative and expert institutions, and looks at the attendant problems of maintaining the legitimacy of these constitutional arrangements.