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Mila Versteeg

University of Virginia School of Law

Professor of Law

580 Massie Road

Charlottesville, VA 22903

United States

  • University of Virginia School of Law

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1.

The Declining Influence of the United States Constitution

New York University Law Review, Vol. 87, No. 3, pp. 762-858, June 2012, Washington University in St. Louis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-09-01, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2011-39
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 07 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 26 May 2012
David S. Law and Mila Versteeg
Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 3,914 (1,263)
Citation 2

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constitutionalism, Constitution, global constitutionalism, international law, human rights, ECHR, UDHR, ICCPR, ICESCR, Canada, Germany, South Africa, India, empirical

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The Evolution and Ideology of Global Constitutionalism

California Law Review, Vol. 99, p. 1163, 2011, APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper, 5th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper, Washington University in St. Louis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-10-01
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 19 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2011
David S. Law and Mila Versteeg
Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 2,664 (2,737)
Citation 3

Abstract:

constitutions, constitutionalism, constitutional convergence, policy diffusion, constitutional competition, constitutional rights, constitutional ideology

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Sham Constitutions

101 California Law Review 863 (2013), Washington University in St. Louis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12-09-03, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2012-55
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 23 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2013
David S. Law and Mila Versteeg
Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 1,223 (9,656)
Citation 1

Abstract:

constitutions, sham constitutions, constitutionalism, socioeconomic rights, empirical constitutional studies

4.

When to Overthrow Your Government: The Right to Resist in the World's Constitutions

UCLA Law Review, Vol. 60, No. 5, 2013, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2012-46, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 406
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 07 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2013
Tom Ginsburg, Daniel Lansberg-Rodriguez and Mila Versteeg
University of Chicago Law School, University of Chicago Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 1,183 (10,062)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Constitutional Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, Right to Resist

5.

Transnational Constitutions

6th Annual Conference for Empirical Legal Studies Paper (2011), Rational Choice and Constitutional Law Workshop Paper (2010), CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2013-010, 39 International Review of Law and Economics 1 (2014); appeared under title "The Diffusion of Constitutional Rights"
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2015
Benedikt Goderis and Mila Versteeg
The Netherlands Institute for Social Research|SCP and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 893 (20,621)
Citation 1

Abstract:

constitutions, diffusion, human rights, spatial econometrics

6.

Unpopular Constitutionalism

Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 89, 2014, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2013-17
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 May 2013 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2014
Mila Versteeg
University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 712 (22,147)

Abstract:

constitutions, constitutionalism, popular opinion, constitutional theory, empirical legal studies

7.

Why Do Countries Adopt Constitutional Review?

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2013-29
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 02 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2013
Tom Ginsburg and Mila Versteeg
University of Chicago Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 558 (21,738)

Abstract:

constitutional review, political insurance, diffusion

8.

American Constitutional Exceptionalism Revisited

81 University of Chicago Law Review 1641 (2014), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2014-28
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 26 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2015
Mila Versteeg and Emily Zackin
University of Virginia School of Law and Johns Hopkins University
Downloads 529 (33,670)

Abstract:

comparative constitutional law, state constitutions, american exceptionalism

9.

Do Constitutional Rights Make a Difference?

University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 694, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2014-43
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 09 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2015
Adam S. Chilton and Mila Versteeg
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 495 (30,485)

Abstract:

Constitutional Rights, Human Rights, Causal Inference

10.

Law versus Norms: The Impact of Human Rights Treaties on Constitutional Rights

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2014-2
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 28 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2015
Mila Versteeg
University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 448 (41,228)

Abstract:

constitutions, human rights, international human rights treaties

11.

Constitutional Variation Among Strains of Authoritarianism

Constitutions in Authoritarian Regimes (Tom Ginsburg & Alberto Simpser eds., Cambridge Univ Press, 2014), Forthcoming, Washington University in St. Louis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-12-01
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 16 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2014
David S. Law and Mila Versteeg
Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 378 (52,450)

Abstract:

authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorship, constitutions, constitutional drafting, constitutional candor, sham constitution, candid constitution

12.

The Contours of Constitutional Approval

94 Washington University Law Review 113 (2016), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 43
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 18 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 29 Dec 2016
Nicholas Stephanopoulos and Mila Versteeg
University of Chicago Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 101 (90,087)

Abstract:

Constitutional approval, constitutional law, state constitutions

13.

The Politics of Takings Clauses

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 109, No. 3, 2015, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 34
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2015
Mila Versteeg
University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 101 (164,815)

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Constitutions, Takings Clauses

14.

International Law, Constitutional Law, and Public Support for Torture

Research & Politics (2016 Forthcoming), Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 22, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 733
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 26 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2016
Adam S. Chilton and Mila Versteeg
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 32 (195,697)

Abstract:

Human Rights; Torture; International Law; Constitutional Law; Survey Experiment; Public Opinion

15.

Constitutional Courts' Limited Impact on the Protection of Constitutional Rights

University of Chicago Law Review, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2017-34
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 24 Jul 2017
Adam S. Chilton and Mila Versteeg
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 0 (311,371)

Abstract:

Constitutional Rights, Comparative Constitutional Law, Comparative Law, Judicial Independence, Judicial Review

16.

The Political Economy of the Constitutional Right to Asylum

Cornell Law Review, Vol. 102, 2017, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2017-18
Number of pages: 100 Posted: 24 Apr 2017
Lucas Kowalczyk and Mila Versteeg
University of Virginia - School of Law, Alumnus or Degree Candidate Author and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 0 (303,597)

Abstract:

Right to Asylum, Comparative Constitutional Law

17.

The External Dimensions of Constitutions

Virginia Journal of International Law, Forthcoming, GloablTrust Working Paper 02-2017
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 18 Jan 2017
Eyal Benvenisti and Mila Versteeg
University of Cambridge Faculty of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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18.

Rights Without Resources: The Impact of Constitutional Social Rights on Social Spending

Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2016-20, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 781, U of Chicago, Public Law Working Paper No. 598
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 25 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2017
Adam S. Chilton and Mila Versteeg
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 0 (81,818)

Abstract:

Constitutional Rights, Constitutional Law, Comparative Law, Social Rights, Human Rights, Education Spending, Healthcare Spending

19.

Constitutions Un-Entrenched: Toward an Alternative Theory of Constitutional Design

American Political Science Review (Forthcoming), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2016-35
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 May 2016 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2016
Mila Versteeg and Emily Zackin
University of Virginia School of Law and Johns Hopkins University
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20.

International Law in National Legal Systems: An Empirical Investigation

American Journal of International Law, Vol. 109, p. 467, July 2015, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 24
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 12 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2016
Pierre-Hugues Verdier and Mila Versteeg
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 0 (141,906)

Abstract:

international law, domestic law, incorporation, treaties, customary international law, empirical legal studies

21.

Modes of Domestic Incorporation of International Law

Wayne Sandholtz & Christopher A. Whytock (eds), Handbook on the Politics of International Law (Edward Elgar, 2016), Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 15
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 03 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2016
Pierre-Hugues Verdier and Mila Versteeg
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
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Abstract:

international law, domestic law, incorporation, treaties, customary international law, empirical legal studies

22.

Constitutions

James D. Wright (editor-in-chief), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, Vol 4. Oxford: Elsevier. pp. 710–715.,
Posted: 24 Apr 2015
Kevin L. Cope and Mila Versteeg
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law

Abstract:

Constitutions, Delegation of Power: Agency Theory; Democratic Theory; Political Efficacy; Governments; Institutionalism; Theory of State Formation

23.

The Failure of Constitutional Torture Prohibitions

Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 44, Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2015-01, University of Chicago Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 712
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2015
Adam S. Chilton and Mila Versteeg
University of Chicago - Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
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Theoretical Perspectives on the Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions

The Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions, D. J. Galligan and M. Versteeg, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2013, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 57/2013
Posted: 27 May 2013 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2013
Denis Galligan and Mila Versteeg
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law and University of Virginia School of Law

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25.

Human Rights Violations after 9/11 and the Role of Constitutional Constraints

Journal of Legal Studies Vol. 41, p.131, 2012, CELS 2009 4th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Posted: 08 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2012
Benedikt Goderis and Mila Versteeg
The Netherlands Institute for Social Research|SCP and University of Virginia School of Law

Abstract:

human rights, terrorism, 9/11, checks and balances, constitutions, constitutional courts

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