This book seeks to develop a new approach to EU legitimacy by reformulating the classical notion of constituent power for the context of European integration an

Explores the history of the idea of constituent power over five key events, from the French Revolution to the present.

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In June 2003, the Convention on the Future of Europe released what may become the Constitution of the European Union. This timely volume provides one of the fir