Democratic Revisability and the Legitimacy of Constitutional Entrenchments: A Content-Specific Approach

As modern constitutions bind democratic legislation to entrenched norms, they are in tension with the democratic idea that laws should be open to revision by new majorities. Against a widespread view, constitutional norms cannot be considered to be “more democratic” than ordinary laws due to specifi...

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Main Author: Jakob Hohnerlein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-07-01
Series:German Law Journal
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2071832224000270/type/journal_article
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