Measuring procedural and substantial amendment rules: an empirical exploration
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Resumo: | Constitutional amendment difficulty or rigidity has generated extensive literature in recent times, both conceptually and empirically. Although constitutional scholars seem divided about the importance and significance of amendment limits, there has been a proliferation of indicators and statistical analysis. In this Article, while recognizing the normative debate, we provide an empirical exploration for thirty-seven countries based on factor analysis of both formal procedural rules—usually the focus of empirical work—and substantial amendment rules—which are less developed in the quantitative literature. We discuss the existing contradictions across available indicators. Implications for the literature are derived. |
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Measuring procedural and substantial amendment rules: an empirical explorationMeasuring amendment difficultyFormal and substantial limitationsConstitutional rigidity and flexibilityNormative and empirical legal reasoningConstitutional amendment difficulty or rigidity has generated extensive literature in recent times, both conceptually and empirically. Although constitutional scholars seem divided about the importance and significance of amendment limits, there has been a proliferation of indicators and statistical analysis. In this Article, while recognizing the normative debate, we provide an empirical exploration for thirty-seven countries based on factor analysis of both formal procedural rules—usually the focus of empirical work—and substantial amendment rules—which are less developed in the quantitative literature. We discuss the existing contradictions across available indicators. Implications for the literature are derived.Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaGaroupa, NunoBotelho, Catarina Santos2021-04-12T10:12:26Z2021-03-172021-03-17T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/32479eng2071-832210.1017/glj.2021.285107728796000710535700005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-12T17:37:57Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/32479Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:26:14.116239Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Measuring procedural and substantial amendment rules: an empirical exploration |
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Measuring procedural and substantial amendment rules: an empirical exploration |
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Measuring procedural and substantial amendment rules: an empirical exploration Garoupa, Nuno Measuring amendment difficulty Formal and substantial limitations Constitutional rigidity and flexibility Normative and empirical legal reasoning |
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Measuring procedural and substantial amendment rules: an empirical exploration |
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Measuring procedural and substantial amendment rules: an empirical exploration |
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Measuring procedural and substantial amendment rules: an empirical exploration |
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Measuring procedural and substantial amendment rules: an empirical exploration |
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Measuring procedural and substantial amendment rules: an empirical exploration |
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Garoupa, Nuno |
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Garoupa, Nuno Botelho, Catarina Santos |
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Botelho, Catarina Santos |
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Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
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Garoupa, Nuno Botelho, Catarina Santos |
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Measuring amendment difficulty Formal and substantial limitations Constitutional rigidity and flexibility Normative and empirical legal reasoning |
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Measuring amendment difficulty Formal and substantial limitations Constitutional rigidity and flexibility Normative and empirical legal reasoning |
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Constitutional amendment difficulty or rigidity has generated extensive literature in recent times, both conceptually and empirically. Although constitutional scholars seem divided about the importance and significance of amendment limits, there has been a proliferation of indicators and statistical analysis. In this Article, while recognizing the normative debate, we provide an empirical exploration for thirty-seven countries based on factor analysis of both formal procedural rules—usually the focus of empirical work—and substantial amendment rules—which are less developed in the quantitative literature. We discuss the existing contradictions across available indicators. Implications for the literature are derived. |
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