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Constitutional Convention Of Kentucky, 1788-1792 (Sc 2355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2355. Photocopy of the "Journal of the Constitutional Convention of Kentucky," covering proceedings held from 28 July 1788 through 18 April 1792.

A Double Blessing, Our State And Federal Constitutions, Judith S. Kaye

Pace Law Review

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Do Constitutions Make A Difference In The Protection Of Fundamental Human Rights? Comparing The United States And Israel, Susan M. Akram

Faculty Scholarship

This is a tale of two states: one with a constitution and one without. It is a tale that has no moral but ends with the question whether, from the perspective of fundamental human rights, a constitution makes a significant difference? The tale compares the United States of America, a country with a robust, well-entrenched federal Constitution that forms the fundamental compact of its society, with Israel, a country without a formal constitution, but with a set of ‘basic laws’, that operates with two distinct legal systems for the two national entities residing within its jurisdiction.

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