The cosmopolitan constitution / Alexander Somek.
Series: Oxford constitutional theory: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191747878 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Constitutions | Constitutional law | Constitutional historyAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199651535DDC classification: 342.02 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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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.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 23, 2014).