Comparing Constitutional Change

What is it about?

Despite the fundamental importance of constitutions, we know surprisingly little about whether constitutional change is achieved by changing the explicit wording of the constitutional document, or by way of changing the meaning of the constitution while leaving the constitutional text unaltered. This study systematically compares the use of explicit and implicit constitutional change in EU Member States. The results show that implicit constitutional change is the more frequently used method, but also reveal substantial differences between EU countries.

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