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Europe is home to some of the world’s most incomprehensible national constitutions.

Melton, James (2013) Europe is home to some of the world’s most incomprehensible national constitutions. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (04 Jun 2013). Website.

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Abstract

Why are some countries’ constitutions easy to understand, while others are extremely difficult to interpret? James Melton outlines results from a cross-national study of the interpretability of constitutions. He notes that European constitutions are more difficult to interpret, on average, than constitutions from any other region of the world. While the negative consequences of low interpretability can be mitigated by other factors, making constitutions easier to understand should be a priority for future constitutional drafters.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information: © 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
J Political Science > JC Political theory
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited: 05 Apr 2017 13:13
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2024 13:26
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72614

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