Democracy and Legal Change

Since ancient Athens, democrats have taken pride in both their power and their proclivity to change their laws. For centuries, political theorists have recognized the distinctively democratic tendency to modify laws, yet this very capacity has given pause to democrats, and they have sought to re...

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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-355702014-01-19T23:45:47Z Democracy and Legal Change Schwartzberg, Melissa Democracy Legal Since ancient Athens, democrats have taken pride in both their power and their proclivity to change their laws. For centuries, political theorists have recognized the distinctively democratic tendency to modify laws, yet this very capacity has given pause to democrats, and they have sought to restrict radically their ability to exercise this authority. As a consequence, democrats have resorted to “entrenchment” – the use of irrevocable laws – as a means of countering their tendency to engage in legal change. 2013-09-16T09:23:01Z 2013-09-16T09:23:01Z 2007 Book 978-0-511-28527-1 https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/35570 en application/pdf Cambridge University Press
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