Constitution

About: Constitution is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 37828 publications have been published within this topic receiving 435603 citations.

Democratization Reforms in Turkey, 1993–2004

Abstract: The Turkish Constitution, which was drafted in 1982 under the aegis of the military regime, has been the subject of protracted domestic and international criticisms for its shortcomings according to international democratic norms. There had been a number of changes to the Constitution during the 1990s to address some of these shortcomings. In particular, there have been important amendments and changes to the Constitution between 2002 and 2004 that have led to significant improvements in fundamental rights and liberties, political rights, the rule of law, and civil–military relations. This essay examines the changes that have taken place to the Turkish Constitution and their ramifications on Turkish politics.

The formation of Husserl's concept of constitution

Abstract: I. Constitution and the Origins of Numbers.- II. Constitution of Meaning and Objects in the Logical Investigations.- III. The Constitution Performed by Inner Time.- IV. Constitution and Husserl's Quest for a Rigorous Science.- V. Genetic Constitution.- VI. The Place of Constitution in Husserl's Phenomenology.- Appendices.- I: Husserl's description of the origin of a symbolism for numbers.- III: Glossary.- Index of Texts Cited.- Index of Proper Names.- General Index.

Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787

Abstract: James Madison s record of the Constitutional Convention traces day by day the debates held from May to September 1787 and presents the only complete picture we have of the strategy, interests, and ideas of the founding fathers at the Convention itself. In this indispensable primary document, Madison not only provides detailed insights into one of the great events of our history, but clearly sets forth his own position on such issues as the balance of powers, the separation of functions, and the general role of the federal government. More than in the "Federalist," which shows the carefully formalized conclusions of his political thought, we see in the "Debates" his philosophy in action, evolving in daily tension with the viewpoints of the other delegates. It is for this reason that the "Debates" are invaluable for placing in perspective the incomplete records of such well-known figures as Rufus King and Alexander Hamilton, and the constitutional plans of such men as Edmund Randolph and Charles Pinckney. Madison s contemporaries regarded him as the chief statesmen at the Philadelphia Convention; in addition to this, his record outranks in importance all the other writings of the founders of the American Republic. He is thus identified, as not other man is, with the making of the Constitution and the correct interpretation of the intentions of its drafters. New to this edition of the "Debates" is a thorough, scholarly index of some two thousand entries."

Constitutional failure : Carl Schmitt in Weimar

Abstract: Constitutional Failure is a major contribution to studies of the German political philosopher Carl Schmitt (1888–1985), the Weimar Republic, and the relationship of constitutionalism, political economy, and democracy. An internationally renowned scholar of Weimar legal theory, Ellen Kennedy brought Schmitt’s neglected work to the attention of English-speaking readers with her highly regarded translations of his work and studies of its place in twentieth-century political theory. In this eagerly awaited book, she tracks Schmitt’s contribution to the canon of Western political philosophy during its most difficult and dangerous moment—the time of Weimar Germany and the Third Reich—demonstrating the centrality of his thought to understandings of the modern constitutional state and its precarious economic and social foundations. Kennedy reveals how Schmitt’s argument for a strong but neutral state supported the maximization of market freedom at the cost of the political constitution. She argues that the major fault lines of Weimar liberalism—emergency powers, the courts as “defenders of the constitution,” mass mobilization of anti-liberal politics, ethnic-identity politics, a culture of resentment and contested legitimacy—are not exceptions within the liberal-democratic orders of the West, but central to them. Contending that Schmitt’s thought remains vital today because liberal norms are inadequate to the political challenges facing constitutional systems as diverse as those of Eastern Europe and the United States, Kennedy develops a compelling, rigorous argument that unsettles many assumptions about liberalism, democracy, and dictatorship.

Citizenship Between Empire and Nation : Remaking France and French Africa, 1945-1960

Abstract: List of Illustrations vii Preface ix Notes on Language and Abbreviations xv Introduction 1 Chapter 1 From French Empire to French Union 26 Chapter 2 A Constitution for an Empire of Citizens 67 Chapter 3 Defining Citizenship, 1946-1956 124 Chapter 4 Claiming Citizenship: French West Africa, 1946-1956 165 Chapter 5 Reframing France: The Loi-Cadre and African Federalism, 1956-1957 214 Chapter 6 From Overseas Territory to Member State: Constitution and Conflict, 1958 279 Chapter 7 Unity and Division in Africa and France, 1958-1959 326 Chapter 8 Becoming National 372 Conclusion 431 Bibliography 449 Index 467