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Constitutional Path Dependence

Constitutional Path Dependence is a theoretical framework in constitutional theory that explains how initial constitutional designs and historical legal decisions constrain and shape subsequent institutional developments and interpretative practices, thereby making radical departures from established constitutional trajectories increasingly difficult due to accumulated legal precedents, political expectations, and structural investments.

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Publications

295

Citations

17

Authors

11

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

10

Litigation, judicial path-dependance, and legal change

Francesco Parisi, Ben Depoorter · Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) · 2005 · 59 citations

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Constitutional Choice and Prosperity: A Factor Analysis

Martin Leschke · Constitutional Political Economy · 2000 · 44 citations

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Sub-state diplomacy: Understanding the international opportunity structures

Elin Royles · Regional & Federal Studies · 2017 · 36 citations

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Constitutional Foundations of Economic Freedom: A Time-Series Cross-Section Analysis

Xavier de Vanssay, Vincent A. Hildebrand, Zane A. Spindler · Constitutional Political Economy · 2005 · 32 citations

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Integrating path dependency and path creation in a general understanding of path constitution

Uli Meyer, Cornelius Schubert · Technische Universität Dortmund Eldorado (Technische Universität Dortmund) · 2007 · 29 citations · Full text

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Authors

17

  1. TG
    Tom Ginsburg

    University of Chicago, United States

    1 publications · 26 citations

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  2. RH
    Richard H. Fallon

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  3. PS
    Peter Slinn

    SOAS University of London, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  4. RH
    Richard H. McAdams

    University of Chicago, United States

    1 publications · 26 citations

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  5. XD
    Xavier de Vanssay

    York University, Canada

    1 publications · 32 citations

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Institutions

11

  1. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    77 citations

  2. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    106 citations

  3. Chicago Kent College of Law

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    78 citations

  4. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    59 citations

  5. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    32 citations

  6. Aberystwyth University

    Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  7. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

  8. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    59 citations

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  2. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  3. Constitutional Political Economy

    CPE · 1 publications · 32 citations

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  4. eYLS (Yale Law School)

    Repository · 1 publications · 26 citations

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  5. International Politics

    IP · 1 publications · 23 citations

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