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11 - Third Generation

Restoration Constitutions

from Part II - The History of the Constitution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2023

Wim Voermans
Affiliation:
Universiteit Leiden
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After the Napoleonic wars the allied powers - the crowned heads of Europe - regain control over most of Europe. The new enlightened ideas on statehood and government power have, however, taken root in their realms. Constitutions - as vehicles of these new ideas - are there to stay. A series of restorations constitutions - a third generation - reinstates strong monarchical power but does reign in its exercise to some extent (rule of law, fundamental freedoms). The days of absolute, unchecked royal power are a thing of the past.

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The Story of Constitutions
Discovering the We in Us
, pp. 141 - 149
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Third Generation
  • Wim Voermans, Universiteit Leiden
  • Book: The Story of Constitutions
  • Online publication: 19 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009385084.014
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  • Third Generation
  • Wim Voermans, Universiteit Leiden
  • Book: The Story of Constitutions
  • Online publication: 19 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009385084.014
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  • Third Generation
  • Wim Voermans, Universiteit Leiden
  • Book: The Story of Constitutions
  • Online publication: 19 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009385084.014
Available formats
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