Abstract
This book is presented as an analysis of the State, the legal status of individuals and the meaning of constitutionalism. It opens the fascinating but complex world of institutions that are framed both by flexible and rigid regulations, as set in political or cultural traditions as well as the constitutions of various countries.
In one sense it appears ambitious to focus on the State as an institutionalised body at a time when it is constantly exposed to the influence of both endogenous and exogenous actors. These aim to reduce the scope of the State's domain and restrain its functions, while in the same vein to reshuffle its role in order to hollow its raison-d'etre.
However, the authors undertook such a challenge and produced an overview of the classical theories of State, Citizenship and Constitutionalism. Moreover, they offer certain explanations and current understandings of the main differences between the pre-modem and modem universe.