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Transnational Constitution-Making: The Contribution Of The Venice Commission On Law And Democracy, Paul Craig
Transnational Constitution-Making: The Contribution Of The Venice Commission On Law And Democracy, Paul Craig
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Commission for Democracy through Law, better known as the Venice Commission. While part of the Council of Europe, the Venice Commission is much less understood than the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), notwithstanding the existing literature. This chapter therefore seeks to explicate and evaluate. It begins by explicating the organizational foundations of the Venice Commission, followed by analysis of its remit and role. The focus then shifts to triggering and working methodology.
The remainder of the article is concerned with evaluation of the Commission’s role in relation to constitution-making as broadly conceived, the analysis being situated within the literature …