Can constitutional amendments be unconstitutional? The problem of'unconstitutional
constitutional amendments' has become one of the most widely debated issues in …

This book analyses unamendability in democratic constitutionalism and engages critically
and systematically with its perils, offering a much-needed corrective to existing …

How can courts resist political attacks? Despite the rich empirical studies of attacks on
courts, we lack better understanding of how judges react to these challenges. Little or no …

Whether we like it or not, court-packing has flourished all over the world. Bolivian,
Hungarian, Polish, and Turkish as well as Venezuelan political leaders have recently …

Presidential term limits are now a near ubiquitous feature of presidential systems worldwide.
They have also become a major battleground in democratic constitutional law and politics …

This paper offers a contextualized analysis of the way in which three Islamic constitutions—
in Egypt (2014/2019), Tunisia (2014), and Yemen (2015)—came to a similar self-declaration …

Like other conflict-torn societies, Sri Lankans have long sought to build peace through
constitutional re-design with devolution of power and minority protections. However, the …

Assessing constitutional functionality often brings forward questions that go to the heart of
the constitutional project, and this is certainly the case with constitutional literacy. After all …

Los acuerdos de paz que buscan poner fin a conflictos armados internos suelen estar
precedidos de modificaciones constitucionales radicales. Más de 100 acuerdos de paz …

Gaining constituent support and embodying peace commitments in legal documents—such
as constitutions—are deemed to play a key role in legitimizing and stabilizing peace …