When change is wrong: Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments and the Post-Truth Era

Prashant Sabharwal

When change is wrong: Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments and the Post-Truth Era

Prashant Sabharwal

Public Law

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Abstract

The concept of “unconstitutional constitutional amendments” (UCA) has been
proffered as a potential way out of the increasing quandary of democratic backsliding in an era of post-truth politics, which is not merely a phenomenon in the Western world, but in major jurisdictions elsewhere as well. This piece will reflect on a working definition for UCAs, present examples of UCAs in action and seek to look towards the future, a future in which the courts may play a pivotal role in defining the outer limits of permissible constitutional amendments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	(L)AW Matters
Subtitle of host publication	Blogs and Essays in Honour of Prof. Dr. Aalt willem Heringa
Editors	Sascha Hardt, Mariolina Eliantonio, Anne Pieter van der Mei
Place of Publication	De Bilt
Publisher	Boekenmakers.nl
Pages	53-57
ISBN (Print)	978-94-6423-744-3
Publication status	Published - 25 Mar 2022

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When change is wrong: Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments and the Post-Truth Era. / Sabharwal, Prashant.
(L)AW Matters: Blogs and Essays in Honour of Prof. Dr. Aalt willem Heringa. ed. / Sascha Hardt; Mariolina Eliantonio; Anne Pieter van der Mei. De Bilt: Boekenmakers.nl, 2022. p. 53-57.

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