Constitutional conventions : theories, practices, and dynamics

"This book analyses constitutional conventions as a powerful but largely neglected framework for studying the law and politics of constitutions. Constitutional conventions are the unwritten rules that inform and circumscribe the political behaviour of individuals, organisations, and a political...

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Other Authors Barry, Nicholas (Editor), Miragliotta, Narelle (Editor), Nwokora, Zim G., 1983- (Editor), Patapan, Haig, 1959- (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon, Oxon [UK] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
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ISBN9781003506577
1003506577
9781040309636
1040309631
9781040309599
1040309593
9781032828336
9781032828367
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : New Research Directions in Constitutional Conventions / Nicholas Barry, Narelle Miragliotta, Zim Nwokora and Haig Patapan
  • What are Constitutional Conventions? Common Law, Legal Positivism and Liberal Perspectives / Haig Patapan
  • Morality versus Strategy : Constitutional Conventions through the Lens of Political Motivation / Zim Nwokora
  • Conventions All the Way Down : The Emergence of Parliamentary Conventions over MP Qualifications / Graeme Orr
  • How Constitutional Actors Resist Conventions Without Breaking Them : The Case of UK's Salisbury Convention / Narelle Miragliotta and Frank Algra-Maschio
  • How Do Constitutional Changes Affect Conventions and Constitutional Identity? A Case Study of a Republic in Australia / Sarah Murray
  • Populism and Constitutional Conventions / Nicholas Barry
  • The Breakdown of Constitutional Norms in the United States / James P. Pfiffner
  • Strategic Development of Constitutional Conventions on Succession under Authoritarian State : The Case of China / Baogang He
  • Constitutional Conventions in Central Europe : When Two Are Doing the Same It Is Not Always the Same / David Kosař & Attila Vincze.