Transition to Democracy

Résumé du livre

The disintegration of the former Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) created in its wake a group of twelve countries now referred to as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). This book brings together the constitutions of these twelve members of the CIS & includes Mongolia, because of its former close ties with the USSR. From a historical & political point of view, these texts are of interest within the context of their recent history & their concern to strengthen existing national sentiment within countries which are often not homogeneous nations. This volume, with an introduction by Professor Florence Benoit-Rohmer, is enriched by detailed chronologies of the events which led to the adoption of these constitutions & gives material for reflection on the meaning of democracy.