Constitutional Legitimacy is the normative status of a constitution as rightfully commanding obedience and support within a political community, distinguished by its grounding in accepted justificatory standards—such as democratic authorization, rule-of-law conformity, and protection of fundamental rights—rather than in mere factual efficacy or coercive force.
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How democratic is the American Constitution?
Choice Reviews Online · 2002 · 559 citations
Toward Neutral Principles of Constitutional Law
Herbert Wechsler · Harvard Law Review · 1959 · 439 citations
Law, Constitutional Law, Public Law +10
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Washington University in St. Louis
St Louis, United States
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16 publications
1.5K citations
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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11 publications
413 citations
Yale University
New Haven, United States
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7 publications
327 citations
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
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7 publications
252 citations
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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European University Institute
Florence, Italy
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292 citations
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Pennsylvania State University
State College, United States
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- International Journal of Constitutional Law
39 publications · 2K citations
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CRO · 35 publications · 3.4K citations
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- SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 45 publications · 1.4K citations
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- eYLS (Yale Law School)
Repository · 13 publications · 361 citations
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- American Political Science Review
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