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Comparative Historical Constitutionalism
Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: mid Jan 2026 - early Jun 2026
Comparative Historical Constitutionalism
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Other Subject Area: History
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 17691
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
DESCRIPTION
1. The idea of constitutional order in classical thought: politeia and res publica
2. Medieval order and the mixed constitution
3. The doctrines of sovereignty and absolutism. 16th and 17th centuries
4. Tradition and evolution in English constitutionalism
5. Colonial origins of North American constitutionalism
6. Birth and Constitution of the United States
7. Revolution and constitutions in France
8. The liberal state and state constitutions
9. The crisis of the liberal system. The constitutional state in the 20th century
10. Spanish constitutionalism in the 19th century
11. The Constitution of the Second Republic and the Constitution of 1978
2. Medieval order and the mixed constitution
3. The doctrines of sovereignty and absolutism. 16th and 17th centuries
4. Tradition and evolution in English constitutionalism
5. Colonial origins of North American constitutionalism
6. Birth and Constitution of the United States
7. Revolution and constitutions in France
8. The liberal state and state constitutions
9. The crisis of the liberal system. The constitutional state in the 20th century
10. Spanish constitutionalism in the 19th century
11. The Constitution of the Second Republic and the Constitution of 1978