nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220913-230534-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220913s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220913-230534-0 doi eng 342 23 Weill, Rivka Author aut Evolution vs Revolution - A Theory of Constitutional Savings Clauses Weill, Rivka Verfassungsblog 2022-09-13 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier We are all aware of the polarization afflicting modern democratic societies. It has intensified to the point that each camp perceives the “other” as a threat to its values and way of life. I argue that the current conflicts democratic societies face are often rooted in constitutional clauses that preserve problematic past laws predating the adoption of the constitution. The preservation of these laws has sentenced countries to a long battle to reconcile between their democratic and liberal values and the ghosts of a more anachronistic past. CC BY-SA 4.0 Comparative Constitutionalism Savings Clauses Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/evolution-vs-revolution/ raw object