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Somek, Alexander,

The cosmopolitan constitution / Alexander Somek. - 1 online resource. - Oxford constitutional theory . - Oxford constitutional theory. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book looks at the changes of the foundations of constitutional authority since the eighteenth century. Somek argues that post WWII, people are no longer the fountain of authority, instead the new commitment to human rights and the 'peer review system' among nations, marks the advent of the cosmopolitan constitution.

ISBN: 9780191747878 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Constitutions.
Constitutional law.
Constitutional history.

LC Class. No.: K3161

Dewey Class. No.: 342.02