Constitutional Identity
Author | : Gary J. Jacobsohn |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2010-10-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674047662 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674047664 |
Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Download or read book Constitutional Identity written by Gary J. Jacobsohn and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacobsohn argues that a constitution acquires an identity through experience—from a mix of the political aspirations and commitments that express a nation’s past and the desire to transcend that past. It is changeable but resistant to its own destruction, and manifests itself in various ways.