Article
Measuring Procedural and Substantial Amendment Rules: An Empirical Exploration
German Law Journal
(2021)
Abstract
Constitutional amendment difficulty or rigidity has generated an extensive literature in recent times, both conceptually and empirically. Although constitutional scholars seem to be divided about the importance and significance of amendment limits, there has been a proliferation of indicators and statistical analysis. In this article, while recognizing the normative debate, we provide an empirical exploration for 37 countries based on factor analysis of both formal procedural rules (usually the focus of empirical work) and substantial amendment rules (less developed in the quantitative literature). We discuss the existing contradictions across available indicators. Implications for the literature are derived
Disciplines
Publication Date
2021
Citation Information
Nuno Garoupa and Catarina Santos Botelho. "Measuring Procedural and Substantial Amendment Rules: An Empirical Exploration" German Law Journal Vol. 22 Iss. 2 (2021) p. 216 - 237 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nunogaroupa/183/