CONREASON – The Comparative Constitutional Reasoning Project. Methodological Dilemmas and Project Design

1. Purpose and Research Questions of the CONREASON Project; 2. Methodology: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods; 2.1 Terminology; 2.2 Selection of Legal Systems; 2.3 Selection of 40 Leading Judgments; 2.4 The 5 Experts; 2.5 Questionnaire, Excel Table, Sample Judgment; Appendix A. Questionnaire for the Country Reports; B. Explanations of the 40 Leading Judgments Excel Table (Codebook); C. Sample Judgment Questions; Note on the Classification of Certain Arguments from US Constitutional Case Law; Note on the Classification of Certain Arguments from Israeli Constitutional Case Law