Critiquing Modern Constitutionalism

Appalachian Journal of Law, Vol. 3, p. 37, 2004

13 Pages Posted: 21 Nov 2007

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David T. Ritchie

Mercer University - Walter F. George School of Law

Abstract

Modern constitutionalism is an important movement in state building. In fact, the terms of modern constitutionalism have played a formative role on how our political and legal world looks today. These terms have had a homogenizing effect, however. In this article I discuss the importance of modern constitutionalism, but also sound a cautionary note regarding the fetishization of the concept. Modern constitutionalism is not a panacea, contrary to what many Americans might think, and the hegemony of any particular constitutional model can undermine conceptual pluralism, and maybe even democracy.

Keywords: Constitutionalism, democracy, comparative constitutionalism, modern constitutionalism, jurisprudence

Suggested Citation

Ritchie, David T., Critiquing Modern Constitutionalism. Appalachian Journal of Law, Vol. 3, p. 37, 2004, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1031523

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