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'Using a historical-sociological approach, Thornhill examines the social processes that have locked national states into an increasingly transnational constitutional order. He finds that the growth of global constitutional norms has provided a stabilizing framework for the functions of state institutions.' Law and Social Inquiry 'A Sociology of Transnational Constitutions is the second instalment of a trilogy which makes up one of the most ambitious (in terms of scope and width) and challenging (in terms of innovative reconstruction) research programmes in contemporary constitutional theory. It is an impressive work which matches the level of depth and complexity of other important contemporary projects of constitutional theory like those, for example, of Gunther Teubner, Bruce Ackerman, and Martin Loughlin. ... it will be impossible, in the future, to do constitutional theory without engaging with Thornhill's remarkable achievements.' Marco Goldoni, Journal of Law and Society 'Mining from rich comparative research, Thornhill shows how national law has been checked by jurisprudence invoking international law.' Hugues Rabault, Droit et Societe

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Chris Thornhill is Professor of Law at the University of Manchester. His research is mainly focused on the sociology of constitutional law, both in domestic and transnational contexts, and he has published a number of influential works in this area. His work has been translated into many languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, German, Russian and Portuguese.

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