Is it time for a U.S. Article V Constitutional convention? A brief discussion about American constitutional reform procedure
Autor(a) principal: | |
---|---|
Data de Publicação: | 2018 |
Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
Idioma: | eng |
Título da fonte: | Revista de Investigações Constitucionais |
Texto Completo: | https://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/55332 |
Resumo: | This article discusses how the United States Constitution Article V Convention can be utilized to amend the constitution. Considering the intense political climate and frequent stagnation in Congress, the Article V convention is an avenue for the fifty U.S. states to spur legislative action without the cooperation of the U.S. Congress. This paper explores whether an Article V Constitutional Convention could be utilized to start the process to identify and unify critical legislative initiatives amidst the current political climate. Part II explains the function, process, and historical usage of Article V. Part III discusses case law developments interpreting Article V. Part IV examines individual state constitutional conventions and their efficacy. Part V discuss the arguments for and against an Article V Constitutional Convention. |
id |
UFPR-14_96cd7987b077a4771f13ca01ea980318 |
---|---|
oai_identifier_str |
oai:revistas.ufpr.br:article/55332 |
network_acronym_str |
UFPR-14 |
network_name_str |
Revista de Investigações Constitucionais |
repository_id_str |
|
spelling |
Is it time for a U.S. Article V Constitutional convention? A brief discussion about American constitutional reform procedureLaw; Constitutional Lawconstitutional convention; article V; constitutional reform procedure; constitutional amendment; United States.Constitutional reformThis article discusses how the United States Constitution Article V Convention can be utilized to amend the constitution. Considering the intense political climate and frequent stagnation in Congress, the Article V convention is an avenue for the fifty U.S. states to spur legislative action without the cooperation of the U.S. Congress. This paper explores whether an Article V Constitutional Convention could be utilized to start the process to identify and unify critical legislative initiatives amidst the current political climate. Part II explains the function, process, and historical usage of Article V. Part III discusses case law developments interpreting Article V. Part IV examines individual state constitutional conventions and their efficacy. Part V discuss the arguments for and against an Article V Constitutional Convention.NINC - Núcleo de Investigações Constitucionais da UFPRDeSoto, Karen2018-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/5533210.5380/rinc.v5i1.55332Revista de Investigações Constitucionais; v. 5, n. 1 (2018): janeiro/abril - Dossiê: "Separação de poderes e diálogos institucionais"; 249-260Revista de Investigações Constitucionais; v. 5, n. 1 (2018): janeiro/abril - Dossiê: "Separação de poderes e diálogos institucionais"; 249-260Revista de Investigações Constitucionais; v. 5, n. 1 (2018): janeiro/abril - Dossiê: "Separação de poderes e diálogos institucionais"; 249-2602359-563910.5380/rinc.v5i1reponame:Revista de Investigações Constitucionaisinstname:Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)instacron:UFPRenghttps://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/55332/35011Direitos autorais 2018 Karen DeSotohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2018-12-21T14:35:48Zoai:revistas.ufpr.br:article/55332Revistahttps://revistas.ufpr.br/rincPUBhttps://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/oairevista@ninc.com.br||2359-56392359-5639opendoar:2018-12-21T14:35:48Revista de Investigações Constitucionais - Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)false |
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv |
Is it time for a U.S. Article V Constitutional convention? A brief discussion about American constitutional reform procedure |
title |
Is it time for a U.S. Article V Constitutional convention? A brief discussion about American constitutional reform procedure |
spellingShingle |
Is it time for a U.S. Article V Constitutional convention? A brief discussion about American constitutional reform procedure DeSoto, Karen Law; Constitutional Law constitutional convention; article V; constitutional reform procedure; constitutional amendment; United States. Constitutional reform |
title_short |
Is it time for a U.S. Article V Constitutional convention? A brief discussion about American constitutional reform procedure |
title_full |
Is it time for a U.S. Article V Constitutional convention? A brief discussion about American constitutional reform procedure |
title_fullStr |
Is it time for a U.S. Article V Constitutional convention? A brief discussion about American constitutional reform procedure |
title_full_unstemmed |
Is it time for a U.S. Article V Constitutional convention? A brief discussion about American constitutional reform procedure |
title_sort |
Is it time for a U.S. Article V Constitutional convention? A brief discussion about American constitutional reform procedure |
author |
DeSoto, Karen |
author_facet |
DeSoto, Karen |
author_role |
author |
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv |
|
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv |
DeSoto, Karen |
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv |
Law; Constitutional Law constitutional convention; article V; constitutional reform procedure; constitutional amendment; United States. Constitutional reform |
topic |
Law; Constitutional Law constitutional convention; article V; constitutional reform procedure; constitutional amendment; United States. Constitutional reform |
description |
This article discusses how the United States Constitution Article V Convention can be utilized to amend the constitution. Considering the intense political climate and frequent stagnation in Congress, the Article V convention is an avenue for the fifty U.S. states to spur legislative action without the cooperation of the U.S. Congress. This paper explores whether an Article V Constitutional Convention could be utilized to start the process to identify and unify critical legislative initiatives amidst the current political climate. Part II explains the function, process, and historical usage of Article V. Part III discusses case law developments interpreting Article V. Part IV examines individual state constitutional conventions and their efficacy. Part V discuss the arguments for and against an Article V Constitutional Convention. |
publishDate |
2018 |
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv |
2018-01-01 |
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv |
|
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
format |
article |
status_str |
publishedVersion |
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv |
https://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/55332 10.5380/rinc.v5i1.55332 |
url |
https://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/55332 |
identifier_str_mv |
10.5380/rinc.v5i1.55332 |
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv |
eng |
language |
eng |
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv |
https://revistas.ufpr.br/rinc/article/view/55332/35011 |
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv |
Direitos autorais 2018 Karen DeSoto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
rights_invalid_str_mv |
Direitos autorais 2018 Karen DeSoto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
eu_rights_str_mv |
openAccess |
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv |
application/pdf |
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
NINC - Núcleo de Investigações Constitucionais da UFPR |
publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
NINC - Núcleo de Investigações Constitucionais da UFPR |
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv |
Revista de Investigações Constitucionais; v. 5, n. 1 (2018): janeiro/abril - Dossiê: "Separação de poderes e diálogos institucionais"; 249-260 Revista de Investigações Constitucionais; v. 5, n. 1 (2018): janeiro/abril - Dossiê: "Separação de poderes e diálogos institucionais"; 249-260 Revista de Investigações Constitucionais; v. 5, n. 1 (2018): janeiro/abril - Dossiê: "Separação de poderes e diálogos institucionais"; 249-260 2359-5639 10.5380/rinc.v5i1 reponame:Revista de Investigações Constitucionais instname:Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) instacron:UFPR |
instname_str |
Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) |
instacron_str |
UFPR |
institution |
UFPR |
reponame_str |
Revista de Investigações Constitucionais |
collection |
Revista de Investigações Constitucionais |
repository.name.fl_str_mv |
Revista de Investigações Constitucionais - Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) |
repository.mail.fl_str_mv |
revista@ninc.com.br|| |
_version_ |
1797174658082013184 |