Four Unconstitutional Constitutions and their Democratic Foundations

IF 0.2 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CORNELL INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL Pub Date : 2016-10-28 DOI:10.31228/osf.io/v9tz4
Richard N. Albert
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The present fascination with the global phenomenon of an unconstitutional constitutional amendment has left open the question whether a constitution can be unconstitutional. Invalidating a single amendment for violating the architectural core of a constitution is an extraordinary action, but it is occurring with increasing frequency around the world. But to call an entire constitution unconstitutional, however, seems different in both kind and degree. In this Article, I illustrate and evaluate four different conceptions of an unconstitutional constitution. Each conception draws from a different constitution currently in force around the world, specifically the Constitutions of Canada, Mexico, South Africa and the United States. What unites all four conceptions of an unconstitutional constitution is that each instantiation, despite its unconstitutionality in different senses of the concept, nonetheless traces its roots to democratic foundations. The strength of these foundations, however, varies as to each.
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四部违宪宪法及其民主基础
目前对违宪宪法修正案这一全球现象的迷恋,留下了宪法是否违宪的问题。以违反宪法架构核心为由使单一修正案无效是一种非同寻常的行为,但这种情况在世界各地发生的频率越来越高。然而,将整个宪法称为违宪,似乎在种类和程度上都有所不同。在这篇文章中,我阐述并评价了宪法违宪的四种不同概念。每一种概念都来自世界各地现行的不同宪法,特别是加拿大、墨西哥、南非和美国的宪法。将违宪宪法的所有四个概念统一起来的是,尽管每个实例在不同意义上都是违宪的,但它们的根源都可以追溯到民主基础。然而,这些基础的强度各不相同。
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期刊介绍: Founded in 1967, the Cornell International Law Journal is one of the oldest and most prominent international law journals in the country. Three times a year, the Journal publishes scholarship that reflects the sweeping changes that are taking place in public and private international law. Two of the issues feature articles by legal scholars, practitioners, and participants in international politics as well as student-written notes. The third issue is dedicated to publishing papers generated by the Journal"s annual Symposium, held every spring in Ithaca, New York.
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