Author (Person) | Harbo, Tor-Inge |
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Series Title | Constitutionalism Web-Papers (ConWEB) |
Series Details | No 2, 2007 |
Publication Date | 2007 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
This paper addresses the function of a European basic law. The author argues that if the basis of the original legitimising act of a basic law is weak, or even nonexisting, a need arises for succeeding or continuous legitimising acts. The concept of continuous legitimation implies that the basic law has to be legitimised through the ongoing political consensus formation giving the basic law a dynamic nature. Furthermore, the need for continual legitimation juxtaposed with a dynamic nature of a |
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Source Link | http://www.bath.ac.uk/esml/conWEB/Conweb%20papers-filestore/conweb2-2007.pdf |
Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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