Growing Constitutions
R Gordon - U. Pa. J. Const. L., 1998 - HeinOnline
R Gordon
U. Pa. J. Const. L., 1998•HeinOnlineGROWING CONSTITUTIONS Ruth Gordon* "Constitutionalism is the end product of social,
economic, cultural, and political progr Page 1 GROWING CONSTITUTIONS Ruth Gordon* "Constitutionalism
is the end product of social, economic, cultural, and political progress; it can become a
tradition only if itforms part of the shared history of a people. "' INTRODUCTION I come to
the topic of constitutions as part of a larger study of "failed" or "collapsed" states in sub-Saharan
Africa.The demise of central governing institutions may present societies with fresh opportunities …
economic, cultural, and political progr Page 1 GROWING CONSTITUTIONS Ruth Gordon* "Constitutionalism
is the end product of social, economic, cultural, and political progress; it can become a
tradition only if itforms part of the shared history of a people. "' INTRODUCTION I come to
the topic of constitutions as part of a larger study of "failed" or "collapsed" states in sub-Saharan
Africa.The demise of central governing institutions may present societies with fresh opportunities …
I come to the topic of constitutions as part of a larger study of" failed" or" collapsed" states in sub-Saharan Africa. 2 The demise of central governing institutions may present societies with fresh opportunities to completely refashion governing constitutions. 3 Accord-
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