ALL CONSTITUTIONS, NO matter how abstract or universal they may appear in their formulation and scope, must necessarily possess an identity as do nation-states that can only achieve unity and coherence as ‘imagined communities’. Moreover, constitutional identity and national identity are not identical though they are related and bound, at least to some extent, to be in conflict with one another. Although it is by no means exceptional for a nation-state to experience tensions and even contradictions within both its national and constitutional identities, Israel stands out in as much as its cleavages seem to run much deeper and therefore they loom as much more intractable.
The Dilemmas of Identity in a Jewish and Democratic State: A Comparative Constitutionalist Perspective on Bakshi and Sapir, Gans, and Stopler
MANCINI, SUSANNA;
2013
Abstract
ALL CONSTITUTIONS, NO matter how abstract or universal they may appear in their formulation and scope, must necessarily possess an identity as do nation-states that can only achieve unity and coherence as ‘imagined communities’. Moreover, constitutional identity and national identity are not identical though they are related and bound, at least to some extent, to be in conflict with one another. Although it is by no means exceptional for a nation-state to experience tensions and even contradictions within both its national and constitutional identities, Israel stands out in as much as its cleavages seem to run much deeper and therefore they loom as much more intractable.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
