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  2. Worldwide influence of the Constitution of the United States

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    The study examined more than 700 federal constitutions from nearly 200 countries. "Rather than leading the way for global constitutionalism, the U.S. Constitution appears instead to be losing its appeal as a model for constitutional drafters elsewhere," the researchers write.

  3. New constitutionalism - Wikipedia

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    New constitutionalism is derived from the classical neo-liberalism framework and represents a set of political policies that promote a new global order. [1] The goal of new constitutionalism is to separate the democratic and economic practices by shifting economic aims from the regional and national level to the global level through constitutional framework. [2]

  4. Living Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Living Constitution, or judicial pragmatism, is the viewpoint that the U.S. constitution holds a dynamic meaning even if the document is not formally amended. Proponents view the constitution as developing alongside society's needs and provide a more malleable tool for governments.

  5. Constitutionalism - Wikipedia

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    Constitutionalism is descriptive of a complicated concept, deeply embedded in historical experience, which subjects the officials who exercise governmental powers to the limitations of a higher law. Constitutionalism proclaims the desirability of the rule of law as opposed to rule by the arbitrary judgment or mere fiat of public officials ...

  6. Gautam Bhatia (lawyer) - Wikipedia

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    Bhatia was born to a mathematician father and a documentary-film-maker mother; he was raised in New Delhi. [1]He attained his BA. LL.B. from National Law School of India University in 2011, [1] and went on to pursue a B.C.L. (2012) and M.Phil. (2013) from Balliol College, University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

  7. Constitutional crisis - Wikipedia

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    In the course of government, the crisis results when one or more of the parties to a political dispute willfully chooses to violate a law of the constitution or to flout an unwritten constitutional convention; or to dispute the correct, legal interpretation of the violated constitutional law or of the flouted political custom.

  8. Originalism - Wikipedia

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    Originalism is a legal theory that bases constitutional, judicial, and statutory interpretation of text on the original understanding at the time of its adoption. Proponents of the theory object to judicial activism and other interpretations related to a living constitution framework.

  9. Adrian Vermeule - Wikipedia

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    Vermeule's writings focus on constitutional law, administrative law, and the theory of institutional design. He has authored or co-authored nine books. [7] He teaches administrative law, legislation, and constitutional law. In 2015, Vermeule co-founded the book review magazine The New Rambler. [8] Vermeule became a contributing editor to ...