Constitutional paradigms and the stability of states /

Cox, Noel, 1965-

Constitutional paradigms and the stability of states / Noel Cox. - Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2012. - xii, 295 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-286) and index.

The rise and fall of states -- The influence of constitutional paradigms -- Hard and soft constitution -- Underlying theory -- Authoritarianism -- Doctrinaire liberalism -- Empires and supra-national entities -- Mixed models -- Conclusions.

9780754679202 (hbk. : alk. paper)


Constitutional law.
Constitutional history.
Security, International.
Globalization.
Failed states.

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