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1. www.cambridge.org › core › journalsDemocracy as the legitimating condition in the UK Constitution

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   The UK Constitution is either theorised as a political constitution that is premised on the Westminster model of government or as a legal constitution that rests on moral principles, which the common law is said to protect. Both models conceive of democracy in procedural terms, and not in normative terms. However, the democratic legitimacy of ...

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2. www.cambridge.org › core › journalsConstitutional functions and institutional responsibility: a ...

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   Section 1 outlines these functions. It argues that, at a minimum, liberal constitutions should, first, constitute the state and the institutions of government; secondly, legitimate the exercise of public power; and, thirdly, limit the power of the state to safeguard citizens from arbitrary rule.

3. plato.stanford.edu › entries › legitimacyPolitical Legitimacy - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Apr 29, 2010 · Political Legitimacy. First published Thu Apr 29, 2010; substantive revision Mon Dec 11, 2023. Political legitimacy is a virtue of political institutions and of the decisions—about laws, policies, and candidates for political office—made within them. This entry will survey the main answers that have been given to the following questions.

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5. www.cambridge.org › core › journalsTwo concepts of constitutional legitimacy | Global ...

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   Oct 12, 2022 · There are some theorists who believe there is a connection between the two meanings of legitimacy; in particular, it is claimed that the moral legitimacy of a constitution hinges on broad acceptance, namely sociological legitimacy. 11. 11 For this distinction, see Dorfman and Harel (n 6). 12.

6. studyrocket.co.uk › uk-government › the-constitutionThe Constitution – A Level Politics Edexcel Revision – Study ...

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   The UK Constitution - key documents. Magna Carta, 1215: signed by King John, the ‘Great Charter’ was a series of written promises between the king and his subjects. The king agrees to govern England and deal with its people according to the customs of feudal law. It was an attempt by the land-owning barons to stop the king from abusing his ...

7. consoc.org.uk › the-constitution-explained › the-ukThe UK constitution

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   The term ‘constitution’ refers to the principles, rules and laws that establish and underpin a political system. The constitution creates and defines the powers of different political institutions and determines how they should relate to each other. It sets out the limits of these powers and regulates the relationship between the state and ...

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   What is political legitimacy?

   • Political legitimacy is a virtue of political institutions and of the decisions—about laws, policies, and candidates for political office—made within them. This entry will survey the main answers that have been given to the following questions. First, how should legitimacy be defined? Is it primarily a descriptive or a normative concept?

   Political Legitimacy - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   What is legitimacy based on?

   • Our point of departure is legitimacy. Famously, legitimacy can be understood either sociologically (descriptively) or normatively. Sociological (or descriptive) legitimacy is based on the convictions of the people that the constitution is legitimate and their willingness to subject themselves to the constitutional order.

   Two concepts of constitutional legitimacy | Global Constitutionalism

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   What are the theories of political legitimacy?

   • The theories of political legitimacy reviewed in the previous two sections take the citizens’ will, whether expressed through their actual consent, supported by shared or converging reasons, or established through processes of political participation, as the ground of political legitimacy.

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   Does state legitimacy entail political obligations?

   • Anna Stilz (2009) offers a coercion-centered account of state legitimacy that draws on both Kant and Rousseau. Historically speaking, the dominant view has been that legitimate political authority entails political obligations.

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   Is political legitimacy moralized?

   • As mentioned above (section 2.2.), Buchanan advocates a moralized conception of legitimacy, according to which entities are legitimate if they are morally justified to wield political power. Specifically, political legitimacy requires that a minimal standard of justice is met.

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   What is representational constitutional legitimacy?

   • According to theories of representational constitutional legitimacy, the constitution is legitimate because it is our constitution: it reflects our will or our present values or foundational convictions – most generally, it reflects who we are. The constitution is a revivification of the citizens who are governed by it.

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9. hls.harvard.edu › legitimacy-and-the-constitutionLegitimacy and the Constitution - Harvard Law School

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   Richard H. Fallon, Jr., Legitimacy and the Constitution, 118 Harv. L. Rev. 1787 (2005). Abstract: Legitimacy is a term much invoked but little analyzed in constitutional debates. Uncertainty and confusion frequently result. This Article fills a gap in the literature by analyzing the idea of constitutional legitimacy.