A constitution, while primarily for the distribution of governmental powers, is, in its last analysis, a formal expression of adherence to that which in modern times has been called the higher law, and which in ancient times was called natural law.
Beck defines a constitution as a formal commitment to higher laws, linking it to natural law.
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