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Chapter Eight - The Occupation Constitution III

Constitutions without War

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2024

Chris Thornhill
Chris Thornhill
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham
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This chapter presents an analysis of the distinctive features of constitutional transitions that took place in Eastern Europe, Latin America and parts of Africa, gaining impetus in the 1980s. It explains that these transitions were historically unique as they marked the first moment in which many states converted to constitutional democracy without general experience of warfare. However, it shows how security policies framed the transitions, especially in Europe. It also examines how in Latin America new constitutions were again stabilized using elements of international law. It contains a case study of Colombia to illustrate this.

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democratic transitionsmilitary regimeshumanitarian lawColombia
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A Sociology of Post-Imperial Constitutions
Suppressed Civil War and Colonized Citizens
 , pp. 405 - 437
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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