Constitutions as Intergenerational Contracts: Flexible or fixed?

Constitutions enshrine the fundamental values of a people and build a framework for a state’s public policy. With regard to intergenerational justice, their endurance gives rise to two concerns: the (forgone) welfare concern and the sovereignty concern. In this paper, I outline a procedure for const...

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Main Author: Jörg Tremmel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tübingen University 2017-06-01
Series:Intergenerational Justice Review
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Online Access:http://www.igjr.org/ojs/index.php/igjr/article/view/581