The Architecture of Constitutional Amendments: History, Law, Politics

Edited by Richard Albert

University of Texas at Austin

This book examines the 3 major models of amendment codification—the appendative, the integrative, and the invisible models—and shows how some jurisdictions have innovated alternative forms of amendment codification that combine elements of more than 1 model in a unique hybridisation driven by history, law, and politics.

Blending deep engagement with constitutional theory and close attention to real-life political practice, the book explores how the choices political actors make in codifying constitutional amendments exert consequences on the operation of the constitution in relation to democracy, the rule of law, and the separation of powers.

Richard Albert is Director of Constitutional Studies, William Stamps Farish Professor in Law, and Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

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