Title Participatory Constitutional Change : the People as Amenders of the Constitution

Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (225 pages) Series Comparative Constitutional Change Comparative constitutional change. Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Participatory constitutional change; PART I A synthetic approach; 1 The people as amenders of the constitution; PART II Popular participation in constitutional change: Theoretical and historical aspects; 2 Constitutional reform in Europe and recourse to the people; 3 A future for referendums in the fifth French republic?; PART III Lessons from long direct-democratic experience: The equilibrium between democracy and constitutionalism in Switzerland and California 4 Participation of citizens in constitution-making: Assets and challenges -- the Swiss experience5 Direct democracy vs fundamental rights? A comparative analysis of the mechanisms that limit the 'will of the people' in Switzerland and California; PART IV New trends in popular involvement: Best practices and fatal mistakes in the Icelandic and Irish cases; 6 The people's contribution to constitutional changes: Writing, advising or approving? -- Lessons from Iceland; 7 Bringing people into the heart of constitutional design: The Irish Constitutional Convention of 2012-14 PART V The dilemma of introducing constitutional referendums: Luxembourg and Greece8 The 'sudden eagerness' to consult the Luxembourgish people on constitutional change; 9 The role of the people in constitutional amendment in Greece: Between narratives and practice; PART VI EU aspects of popular participation: European integration, national sovereignty and direct-democratic procedures; 10 The use of referendums on European topics in the integration process of the European Union Notes 11 Sovereignty, constitutional identity, direct democracy? Direct democracy as a national strategy for upholding the nation state in EU integrationIndex Print version record Subject Referendum -- European Union countries Direct democracy -- European Union countries Constitutional amendments -- European Union countries Constitutional amendments Direct democracy Referendum European Union countries Form Electronic book Author Fotiadou, Alkmene ISBN 9781317083894 131708389X

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