We, the mediated people : popular constitution-making in contemporary South America /

Populist leaders define the people as one segment of the population that is unbound by law to centralise power. This book retells the story of constitution-making in South America to develop an alternative theory of how and how not to break law to construct an inclusive people. Braver argues that th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Braver, Joshua (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Constitutional conventions > South America. People (Constitutional law) > South America. Constitutional history > Venezuela. Constitutional history > Ecuador. Constitutional history > Colombia. Constitutional history > Bolivia. Peuple > Amérique du Sud. Histoire constitutionnelle > Venezuela. Histoire constitutionnelle > Équateur. Histoire constitutionnelle > Colombie. Histoire constitutionnelle > Bolivie. Comparative. LAW. Constitutional. History & Theory. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Constitutional conventions Constitutional history People (Constitutional law) Bolivia Colombia Ecuador South America Venezuela Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law. Law. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
The lawless unity of the people : the legalists and radicals' consensus
Extraordinary adaptation : an illegal and plural people
The enemies clash : lawless constitution-making in Venezuela and Ecuador
The lover's quarrel : partially inclusive extraordinary adaptation in Colombia. The enemies' truce : inclusive extraordinary adaptation in Bolivia
Conclusion.