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INTRODUCTION2

1.Terminology2

2.Contents2

3.Research motives2

4.Public interest3

5.Reasons of professional interest5

6.Personal interest7

7.Two questions8

8.Further information for the constitutional lawyer8

PART ONE: DATA ON CONSTITUTIONS11

Chapter One: The data research11

1.Why and what?11

2.Synopsis of Part One13

3.Selected items13

4.The research design16

5.The choice of the design17

6.The research subject18

7.Other methodological problems19

8.Data source20

9.The process of data collection21

10.Reliability and validity22

Chapter Two: Survey of national states, listing the constitutional documents included in the inquiry and the closing dates of the chronologies as printed in Blaustein and Flanz’s ”Constitutions of the Countries of the World” per March 31, 197623

Chapter Three: Survey of the questionnaire listing the results in prospect of each variable38

1.Introductory questions38

2.Documentary constitution and the structure of government54

3.Documentary constitution and the legal system74

4.The forms of documentary constitutions85

5.Documentary constitutions and universal values and norms88

a.Questions with regard to values and norms that have particular reference to the relationship between the state and its citizens, and to governmental institutions and their operation88

b.Questions with regard to civil and political rights103

c.Questions with regard to social and economic rights114

d.Questions with regard to cultural rights118

e.Questions with regard to civil duties121

f.Final questions124

6.Documentary constitution and aspects of cultural life126

7.Documentary constitution and state- and nation-building130

Chapter Four: Similarities between constitutions137

1.Definition of similarity137

2.Qualification of similarities138

3.Notification of similarities138

4.Points of similarity139

5.Summary154

6.Degree of uniformity158

7.What do constitutions contain?161

8.Developments between 1788 and 1975162

9.Conclusions164

Appendix to Chapter Four165

Chapter Five: The length of constitutions174

1.Introduction174

2.Views on the length of constitutions175

3.Scheme of research on length of constitutions176

4.Research into the various factors177

5.A combination of factors184

6.Conclusions186

Chapter Six: National constitutions and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights189

1.Introduction189

2.The influence of the Universal Declaration189

3.Aim of research on relationship between the content of the Universal Declaration and that of the constitutions190

4.Value references in the U.N.Declaration191

5.Personal and political rights and freedoms195

6.Social rights198

7.Constitutions established 1949 or later201

8.Constitutions of single-party states205

9.The inspirational effect of the Universal Declaration207

10.Summary208

Chapter Seven: Constitutions as instruments of state-and nation-building212

1.Introduction212

2.Elements of state- and nation-building213

3.The scores in respect of the nation-building variables215

4.Closer examination of the results217

5.Some conclusions226

PART TWO: THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS231

Chapter Eight: Constitutional specialism231

1.Introduction231

2.The narrow meaning of ”constitution”231

3.The impossibility of providing a substantive definition232

4.New tendencies233

5.A formal definition234

6.Existence of constitutional specialism235

7.Theoretical levels236

8.Approaches237

9.Which approach?239

10.Conclusion240

Chapter Nine: Typology of constitutions241

1.What is constitutional typology?241

2.Why typology?242

3.Classifying constitutions244

4.Sorts of classifications245

5.Obsolete classifications248

6.Formal classifications249

7.Material classifications254

8.Dubious typology260

9.Constitutional archetypes261

Chapter Ten: Constitutional models263

1.What is a model?263

2.Physical models of constitutions265

3.Conceptual models of constitutions265

4.Other models267

5.Model constitution268

6.A basic model?270

Chapter Eleven: Functions of constitutions272

1.The word ”function”272

2.The various functions of constitutions273

3.Four general functions275

4.Transformation275

5.Information277

6.Regulation279

7.Canalization280

8.Functional effectiveness281

9.Dysfunctionality282

10.Final remarks282

Chapter Twelve: Some other problems283

1.Constitutional analysis283

2.Constitutional concepts283

3.Constitutional families284

4.Making and amending constitutions285

5.Final remarks287

Chapter Thirteen: Concluding notes288

1.Past and present288

2.Similarity288

3.An international orientation289

4.Neutrality289

5.Human aspects289

6.Human rights in constitutions290

7.The universal aspect of constitutions291

8.Why important?292

9.Conclusion292

APPENDIX: Bibliography294

Introduction294

A.Collections of constitutions297

B.General theory299

1.Books299

2.Articles in periodicals etc304

C.Comparative theory312

1.Books312

2.Articles in periodicals etc316

D.Special subjects320

INDEX OF TABLES323

INDEX OF RESEARCH VARIABLES328

INDEX OF SUBJECTS DEALT WITH IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE332