NB—Page numbers in bold relate to information in tables and graphs
abolition of slavery, here, here
constraint on amendment powers, here, here, here, here
abusive constitutionalism, here, here–here, here, here–here
Ackerman, Bruce, here
Art. V US Constitution, here
constitutional moments, here, here–here, here
Secession Reference (Quebec) compared, here–here
decision-making in a polity, here, here–here
revolutionary reform, here, here, here
unconventional adaptation, here, here, here, here, here
abusive constitutionalism, here, here–here
alteration, predominance of, here–here
constitutional lifespans, here–here
irrelevance of constitutions, here–here
frequently-amended constitutions, here, here–here
‘normal’ politics, failure of, here
political and constitutional regimes:
relationship between, here–here
political elites, here
abuse of power, here–here, here–here
rights, here
term limits, here
alteration, here
Canadian Constitution:
enhancements and structural alterations, here–here
predominance in Africa, here–here
amendability:
basic feature of constitutions, as, here
formal amendment rules, here–here
predictability, here
relevancy, here
inevitability of change, here
see also unamendability
amendment rates, see frequency of amendment
‘reasonably democratic’, here
‘reasonably practicable’, here
s.128 of the Constitution, here–here
Canada, here, here–here, here–here
Caribbean, here
constitutional design, here–here
constitutional endurance, here–here
rationale for inclusion in constitutions, here–here
referenda requirements, here–here
special legislative majorities, here–here
constitutional rules distinguished, here–here
formal importance, here
functional importance, here
other constitutional rules compared, here–here
temporally-bound amendment rules, here
see also constitutional design; formal amendment rules
amendment thresholds:
Australia:
‘reasonably democratic’, here
‘reasonably practicable’, here
South Africa, here
empowerment of the people, here, here
freedom of the people, here–here
renewal and reform compared, here–here
revolutionary reform, here, here, here–here, here, here–here, here, here
revolutionary renewal, here–here
Schmitt compared, here–here, here–here, here, here, here
unconventional adaptation, here, here–here, here
Australian Constitution:
amendment procedure:
‘reasonably democratic’, here
‘reasonably practicable’, here
s.128, here
amendment thresholds:
‘reasonably democratic’, here
‘reasonably practicable’, here
constitutional texts, here, here–here
formal amendment rules, here–here, here–here, here–here
judicial interpretation, here–here
limitations of amendment procedure:
Constitutional limitations, here
judicial constitutional interpretation, here–here
popular sovereignty, here, here–here
s.128 of the Constitution, here–here
popular sovereignty, here–here
authority:
constituent power, here–here, here, here–here
autopoietic amendment, see self-amendment
bad constitutions, here, here–here, here–here, here–here, here
see also constitutional quality; good constitutions
Bahamas, see Caribbean
basic structure doctrine, here–here
constraints on amendment powers, here–here, here, here, here, here–here
best practice, see good constitutions
bills of rights:
counter-majoritarian values, here
Jamaica, here
South Africa, here
Trinidad, here
Brexit referendum, here–here, here–here
Canadian Constitution:
constitutional texts, here, here
legislative and judicial conflict, here
constraints on amendment powers, here–here
enhancements and structural alterations to the Constitution, here–here
formal amendment rules, here, here–here, here–here
hard amendment cases, here–here
legislated bilingualism, here–here
Part V amendment procedures, here–here
general procedure, here
special arrangement procedure, here
unilateral amending powers, here–here
qualitative assessment of reform proposals, here
independence of Senate, here–here
Supreme Court reform, here–here
Secession Reference (Quebec), here
Supreme Court reform, here–here
legislated bilingualism, here–here
Part V provisions, here, here–here
constitution-making, here–here
cultural considerations, here–here
historical considerations, here–here
institutional structure and the amendment process, here–here
political tribalism and adversarialism, here–here
formal amendment rules, here
constitutional design, here–here
constitutional endurance, here–here
rationale for inclusion in constitutions, here–here
referenda requirements, here–here
special legislative majorities, here–here
post-independence constitutional reform, here
referenda requirements, here–here
post-independence constitutional reform, here–here
St Vincent and the Grenadines, here–here
special legislative majorities, here–here, here
centralisation of power, here–here, here
see also abusive constitutionalism
Chavez, Hugo, see Venezuela
checks and balances:
entrenchment of formal amendment rules, here–here
judicial review of amendments, here–here
weakening of, here
Children’s Rights Amendment (Ireland), here, here–here, here–here, here–here
referendum campaign, here–here
civil law systems, here
conceptual justification, here
resolutory clauses, here
see also French Constitution; German Constitution; Greek Constitution; Venezuelan Constitution
codified constitutions, here–here
see also individual countries
cognitive estrangement, here
abandoning people’s personhood, here–here, here–here
anthropomorphising the constitution, here
estrangement prevention, here–here
personifying constitutional order, here
revolution/amendment binary, here–here
sovereign peoplehood, here, here–here
Colón-Riós, Joel, here, here–here
common law, here
condition-subsequent clauses, here
see also Australian Constitution; Canadian Constitution; Indian Constitution; Ireland; United Kingdom; US Constitution
comparative constitutional amendment, here–here
defined, here
condition precedent, see sunrise clauses
conscious constitutional design, see constitutional design
condition-subsequent clauses, here
majoritarian electoral systems, here–here
referenda, here
consent, here–here, here, here, here
referenda, here
sovereign people, here
tacit consent, here
consequences of constitutional amendment:
frequently-amended constitutions, here, here–here
infrequently-amended constitutions, here
constituted power:
constituent power distinguished, here–here
unamendability, here
constituent assemblies, here, here, here, here–here, here
Guyana, here
Russian, here
Sieyès, here, here–here, here–here
special constituent assemblies, here–here, here–here, here
Venezuela, here, here–here, here–here, here, here–here
electoral rules, here–here, here
first-past-the-post system, here–here, here
National Constituent Assembly, here, here–here
constituent power theory:
constituted power distinguished, here–here
constitutionalisation of constituent power, here–here
Costa Rica, here
constituent and constituted powers, here, here, here–here
basic structure doctrine, here
conceptually unconstitutional constitutional amendments, here–here
India, here
constituting the constituent power, here–here
limiting the constituent power, here–here
popular sovereignty, here–here
new conceptualisations, here–here
popular sovereignty and: here–here
power and authority, here, here–here
unamendability:
constituted power, here
primary constituent power, here–here
secondary constituent power, here
unconstitutional constitutional amendments, here
constitutional amendment powers, see primary constituent power; secondary constituent power; spectrum theory
constitutional brevity, here–here, here, here–here
constitutional conventions, here
proposing constitutional amendments, here, here–here
constitutional design:
conscious constitutional design, here–here
constitutional endurance, here–here
constraints on amendment powers, here
criteria, here–here, here, here
good constitutions:
Jeffersonian tradition, here
Marshallian tradition, here–here
see also formal amendment rules; good constitutions; unamendability
constitutional endurance, see stability
constitutional flexibility, here, here, here–here
constitutional endurance, here–here
sunrise clauses, here
see also constitutional rigidity
constitutional legitimacy, here, here–here, here–here, here–here
amendment thresholds, here–here
foundational constraints on amendment powers, here
popular sovereignty, here–here
popularly-legitimated constitutional amendment, here
Philadelphia Convention, here
see also constitutional quality; good constitutions
constitutional quality, here, here
constitutional longevity, here
frequency of amendment, here–here, here–here
see also good constitutions
constitutional rigidity, here, here, here, here, here–here, here, here–here
amendment rate, here
majoritarian electoral systems, here
selective rigidity mechanism, here
word length, here–here, here–here, here
constitutional supremacy, here, here, here–here
constitutional texts:
importance of:
Canada, here
see also length of constitutions
constitutionalism, here–here, here, here, here, here
abusive constitutionalism, here–here, here, here–here
Australia:
formal amendment procedure, here–here, here–here, here
popular sovereignty, here, here–here
authoritarian constitutionalism, here
aspirational constitutionalism:
contingency constitutionalism, here
constituent and constituted power, here, here, here
democracy, here–here, here, here–here
foundational constitutionalism, here–here, here–here, here
liberal constitutionalism, here, here
authoritarian constitutionalism distinguished, here
moral constitutionalism, here–here
new conceptualisations, here
political distrust, here, here
revolution/amendment binary, here–here, here
rule of law, here
sovereignty of the people, here–here
USA:
state constitutionalism, here, here, here–here
value of constitutionalism, here
moral value of constitutionalism, here–here, here–here
Venezuela, here, here, here–here
abusive constitutionalism, here–here, here
weak constitutionalism, here, here, here–here, here
see also Sieyès, Emmanuel Joseph, constituent power theory; constituted power
constitutions:
contractual nature, here–here, here
protection of fundamental rights, here
purpose of, here
counter-majoritarian purpose, here
foundational purpose, here
majoritarian purpose, here
protection of fundamental rights, here
see also under individual headings
constraints on amendment powers, here, here, here–here, here, here
abolition of slavery, here, here, here, here
Australia:
Constitutional limitations, here
judicial constitutional interpretation, here–here
concept of constraint, here
conceptually unconstitutional constitutional amendments, here–here
content constraints, here
counter-majoritarian content-constraint, here
foundational content constraint, here
majoritarian content constraint, here
counter-majoritarian constraints, here–here, here–here
court-constraint on amendment powers, here
basic structure doctrine, here
distribution of power and justiciability, here–here
explicit unamendability, here–here, here, here–here, here, here, here, here
foundational constraints, here, here
legitimacy, here
Honduras, here, here, here, here
Iceland, here
implicit unamendability, here–here, here, here–here
Ireland, here
judicial constraints, here, here
justification for, here–here, here–here
counter-majoritarian constraints, here–here
fairness, here
foundational constraints, here
levels of justification, here–here, here
majoritarian constraints, here–here
legislator-created constraints, here–here
majoritarian constraints:
basic structure doctrine, here
content constraint, here, here
deliberation requirements, here
double approval requirements, here
process constraints, here–here, here
morally unconstitutional constitutional amendments, here–here
obligations:
constitutional obligations, here–here
moral obligations, here
process and content constraints combined, here–here
USA, here
process constraints:
counter-majoritarian process constraint, here
dual-approved provisions, here
foundational process constraint, here
majoritarian process constraint, here–here
temporal limitations, here
rule constraints, here
content constraints, here
process constraints, here
standard constraints, here
content constraints, here
process constraints, here
types of constraint, here–here, here, here
content constraints, here
counter-majoritarian process constraint, here–here
foundational process constraint, here–here
majoritarian process constraint, here–here
process and content constraints combined, here–here
process constraints, here
rule constraints, here
standard constraints, here
unamendable provisions:
counter-majoritarian values, here–here
unconstitutional constitutional amendments doctrine, here–here
conceptual approach, here, here, here–here
moral approach, here, here–here
values served by constraints:
counter-majoritarian, here
foundational, here
see also distribution of power; obligations; unconstitutional constitutional amendments
contingency law, see sunrise clauses
continuity, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here
unconventional adaptation, here
corruption, here, here, here, here–here, here
abusive constitutionalism, here, here, here–here, here–here
frequency of amendment, here–here, here–here, here
courts, see judicial interpretation; judicial review of amendments
demanding amendment powers, here, here, here–here, here–here
spectrum theory, here, here–here
see also primary amendment powers
democracy:
unamendability, here, here–here, here–here
Derrida, Jacques, here–here, here–here
estrangement prevention, here–here
Rousseau, here–here, here–here
constitutional referenda, here–here
initiative petitioning, here–here
simple majority for popular votes, here–here
see also US Constitution
distribution of power:
court constraints, here
majoritarian content constraints, here
majoritarian process constraints, here
different generations, here
justiciability, here
standard constraints, here
legislator constraints:
content-constraints, here
process-constraints, here
rule-constraints, here
standard constraints, here
majoritarian content constraints, here
majoritarian process constraints:
deliberation requirements, here
double approval requirements, here
rule-constraints:
standard constraints:
justiciable, here
non-justiciable, here
estrangement prevention, here–here
good constitutions:
personification of groups, here
political community, here–here
economics:
constitutional length and its impact, here–here
electoral rules, see voting rules
emergencies, here, here, here, here, here, here, here–here
eternity clauses, here, here, here–here
explicit unamendability, here–here, here, here–here, here, here, here, here
federalism, here, here, here, here, here–here
Art. V US Constitution, here–here
constitutional referenda, here–here
initiative petitioning, here–here
unamendability, here, here, here
see also direct democracy
first-past-the-post system (Venezuela), here, here, here, here
exclusion and mandate, here–here
flexibility, here–here, here, here, here–here, here–here, here, here, here
see also constitutional rigidity
formal amendment rules, here–here
conscious constitutional design, here–here
memory of the constituent moment, here
multifunctional nature, here
relevancy, here
formal methods of amendment, here
Australia, here–here, here–here, here–here
Canada, here, here–here, here–here
development of multiple tracks for, here
see also under individual countries; formal amendment rules
formalism:
Australia, here–here, here–here, here–here
see also popular constitutionalism
forms of constitutional amendment, see formal methods of amendment; informal methods of amendment
foundational provisions, here
French Constitution:
amendment procedure, here–here
Art. 11 of the Constitution, here–here
Constitution, here, here–here, here
analysis from a legal perspective, here–here
citizenship, here
representative government, here
constitutional continuity, here–here
jury constitutionnaire, here, here, here, here–here
legitimacy of constituent power:
legal analysis of the Constitution, here–here
legal revolution (1962), here–here
National Assembly and Constituent Assembly, here–here
‘the people’:
amendment procedure, here–here
constitutent power, here
social/political people, here, here–here
primary constituent power, here–here
representative government, here–here, here–here
separation of powers, here, here, here
sovereign constitution, here–here
sovereign people, here–here, here–here
Tiers Etat, here–here, here, here–here
constituting the constituent power, here–here
limiting the constituent power, here–here
see also Sieyes, Emmanuel Joseph
frequency of amendment, here
corruption, here–here, here–here, here
frequently-amended constitutions:
impact on constitutional quality, here–here, here–here
stability, here, here, here, here–here
infrequently-amended constitutions, here
German Constitution:
constitutionalisation, here
human dignity, here, here, here, here, here
initiation of constitutional amendment, here
length of constitution, here–here
primary constituent power:
protection of social rights, here–here
unamendability, here
good constitutions, here, here–here
constitutional design:
Jeffersonian tradition, here
Marshallian tradition, here–here
see also length of constitutions
Greek Constitution:
economic crisis, here
initiation of constitutional amendment, here
length of constitution and GDP, here, here–here
temporal restrictions on constitutional amendment, here
Grenadines, see Caribbean
Guyana, see Caribbean
Holmes, Stephen, here
estrangement prevention, here–here
‘the people’ as a person, here
personification of ‘the people’, here, here
human dignity:
constraints on amendment powers, here–here
German Basic Law, here, here, here, here, here–here
human rights, here, here, here–here
implicit unamendability, here–here, here, here–here
independence of the judiciary, here–here, here, here
Indian Constitution:
basic structure doctrine, here, here, here, here, here, here, here
constraints on amendment powers:
court constraint on amendment powers, here, here, here, here, here
majoritarian content-constraint, here, here, here
process-constraints, here
right to education, here
informal methods of amendment, here–here, here, here–here
initiation of constitutional amendment, see power to initiate constitutional amendment
interpretation, see judicial interpretation
Ireland:
Children’s Rights referendum, here, here–here, here–here
foundational constraints on amendment powers, here
Irish Constitution:
powers of amendment, here–here, here
Riordan v An Taoiseach, here–here
natural law and amendment powers, here
primary constituent power, here
Children’s Rights referendum, here, here–here, here–here
Riordan v An Taoiseach, here–here
judicial independence, here–here, here, here
judicial interpretation, here, here
Australia, here–here, here–here, here–here
Canada, here
constraints on amendment powers, here, here, here
judicial review of amendments, here–here, here, here, here–here
facile amendment powers, here
demanding amendment powers, here–here
legal norms, here, here, here, here, here, here, here–here
legislative power, see constituted power
legitimacy, see constitutional legitimacy
length of constitutions, here–here, here–here
constitutional change, here–here
corruption, here–here, here–here, here
economic effect, here–here, here–here
USA, here
see also constitutional brevity; constitutional design
limitation clauses, here
limitations to study of constitutional change, here–here
limitations to power of amendment, see constraints on amendment powers
Lindahl, Hans:
revolution/amendment binary:
existential exceptions, here–here, here
Locke, John:
peoplehood, here, here–here, here
long constitutions, see length of constitutions
majoritarianism:
basic structure doctrine, here
content constraint, here, here
deliberation requirements, here
double approval requirements, here
justifications for constraint, here–here
process constraints, here–here, here
monarchies:
motivations for constitutional change, here, here, here–here
correcting flaws or errors, here, here
updating in the light of societal changes, here
see also consequences of constitutional amendment
national assemblies:
France, here–here, here, here, here–here, here–here, here, here
St Vincent and the Grenadines, here
South Africa, here
national borders:
unamendability, here
national flags:
unamendability, here
natural law:
Ireland, here
Nevis, see Caribbean
Canadian Constitution, here, here–here
constitutional obligations, here–here
fraternal obligations, here, here–here
judiciary, here, here, here–here
moral obligations, here
political actors, here
ordinary legislation, here, here–here, here, here, here–here, here, here–here
participatory amendment, here
see also popular sovereignty
‘the people’, here
constituting ‘the people’, here–here, here–here
Australian amendment procedure, here–here
s.128 of Australian Constitution, here–here
France:
amendment procedure, here–here
constitutent power, here
social/political people, here, here–here
Holmes:
‘the people’ as a person, here
personification of ‘the people’, here, here
legitimating principle, here–here
will of the people, here–here, here–here
peoplehood, here
cognitive estrangement:
abandoning people’s personhood, here–here, here–here
anthropomorphising the constitution, here
estrangement prevention, here–here, here–here
personifying constitutional order, here
revolution/amendment binary, here–here
sovereign peoplehood, here, here–here
estrangement prevention, here–here
collective peoplehood, here–here
‘the people’ as a person, here–here
political engagement, here–here
Sieyèsian concept, here–here, here
Pettit, Philip:
collective peoplehood, here–here
estrangement prevention, here–here
Philadelphia Convention, see US Constitution
pluralism, here, here, here–here, here, here, here, here–here, here–here, here
unamendability, here
polities:
decisions made by government, here–here
decisions made by the people, here
popular constitutionalism, here–here, here–here
see also Arendt, Hannah; Schmitt, Carl
popular ratification, here, here, here, here, here
see also referenda
popular sovereignty:
Australia, here
conceptually unconstitutional constitutional amendments, here–here
constituent power:
Art. V US Constitution, here
primary constituent power, here, here–here, here–here
relationship between, here–here
unconventional adaptation, here–here
power to initiate constitutional amendment:
Belgium, here
Canada, here
Cape Verde Constitution, here
Cape Verde, here
Costa Rica, here
Estonia, here
Germany, here
Greece, here
multiple actors, here
single actors, here
South Korea, here
Spain, here
temporal restrictions, here
primary constituent power, here, here
constitution-making role, here
constitutional conventions, here
constitutionalisation, here–here
France, here
popular sovereignty, here, here–here
Art. V US Constitution, here
referenda, here, here–here, here, here–here
concerns regarding, here
regular legislative power, here
Switzerland, here
unamendability, here
development of spectrum theory:
normative rationale, here–here
practical rationale, here–here
direct democracy, here
inclusive and deliberative procedures, importance of, here
popular mechanisms, here
primary constituent power, here
procedural legitimacy, here–here
secondary constituent power, here
see also direct democracy; referenda; unamendability
proportional representation:
inclusion and legitimacy, here–here
proportionality, here
purpose of amendment, here, here–here, here–here
amendment procedure, here–here
Brexit referendum, here–here, here–here
post-independence constitutional reform, here–here
St Vincent and the Grenadines, here–here
Colombian Peace Process referendum, here
concerns regarding referenda, here, here–here
France, here
Art. 11 of the Constitution, here–here
Ireland:
children’s rights amendment, here, here–here, here–here
legislative referenda:
constitutional referenda distinguished, here–here
primary constituent power, here–here, here, here–here
Scottish independence referendum, here
USA:
constitutional referenda, here–here
replacement, here
conceptually unconstitutional constitutional amendments, here–here
amendment distinguished, here, here
representative government:
Sieyès, here–here, here, here–here, here
sovereignty compared, here–here, here–here
republicanism:
unamendability, here
resolutory clauses, here
revision, here
conceptually unconstitutional constitutional amendments:
amendment distinguished, here–here
Schmitt compared, here–here, here–here, here
constituent power:
constitution-making, here–here
freedom of the people, here–here
renewal and reform compared, here–here
revolutionary reform:
empowerment of the people, here
freedom of the people, here–here
revolutionary renewal, here–here
Schmitt, here–here, here, here
Arendt compared, here–here, here–here, here
see also Venezuela
revolution/amendment binary, here, here
Ackerman:
constitutional moments, here–here
Colón-Riós, here
constitutional moments, here–here
Secession Reference (Quebec) compared, here–here
dissolution, here–here, here, here, here–here
mapping constitutional change, here–here
constitutional moments, here–here
existential exceptions, here–here
secessio plebis, here–here, here
Secession Reference (Quebec), here–here
strategies of rupture, here–here
weak constitutionalism, here–here
Secession Reference (Quebec):
constitutional moments compared, here–here
weak constitutionalism, here
rights and freedoms:
unamendability, here
rigidity, see constitutional rigidity
Riordan v An Taoiseach:
St Kitts and Nevis, see Caribbean
St Lucia, see Caribbean
St Vincent and the Grenadines, see Caribbean
Schmitt, Carl, here, here–here, here–here
Arendt compared, here–here, here–here, here
constitution-making and constituent power, here–here
revolutionary reform, here–here, here, here, here–here
scope of amendment procedures, here–here
Scottish independence referendum, here
secessio plebis, here–here, here
secession, here, here, here–here, here
St Kits and Nevis, here–here, here
Secession Reference (Quebec), here–here, here, here
see also referenda
secondary constituent power, here, here, here, here, here, here, here–here
demanding nature, here
facile power, here
secularism:
unamendability, here, here, here
self-amendment, here, here–here
self-determination, here, here, here, here, here–here
see also referenda; Riordan v An Taoiseach; secession
separation of powers, here
Sieyès, here–here, here, here, here
unamendability, here
short constitutions, see length of constitutions
Sieyès, Emmanuel Joseph:
constituent and constituted powers, here–here, here–here, here–here, here–here
false positives and false negatives, here–here
the Constitution, here, here–here
citizenship, here
representative government, here
jury constitutionnaire, here–here
legitimacy of constituent power, here–here
representative government, here–here, here–here, here–here
separation of powers, here–here, here, here, here
sovereign constitution, here–here
Tiers Etat, here–here, here, here–here
constituting the constituent power, here–here
limiting the constituent power, here–here
slavery, abolition of, see abolition of slavery
social/welfare programmes, here, here
South Africa:
amendment thresholds, here
Bill of Rights, here
interim constitution, here–here
participatory process, here
procedures of formal amendment, here
sovereign peoplehood, see peoplehood
sovereignty, here
representative government compared, here–here
see also popular sovereignty
Spanish Constitution:
amendment procedures:
dissolution of parliament, here
fast-track procedures, here
referenda, here
initiating constitutional amendment, here
special legislative majorities, here–here
post-independence constitutional reform in the Caribbean, here
spectrum theory:
constitutional amendment powers, here, here, here–here
demanding amendment powers, here–here
facile amendment powers, here–here
development:
normative rationale, here–here
practical rationale, here–here
direct democracy, here
inadequacy of primary and secondary amendment powers, here
inclusive and deliberative procedures, importance of, here, here
judicial review of amendments, here–here
popular mechanisms, here
primary constituent power, here
procedural legitimacy, here–here
secondary constituent power, here
unamendability and amendment procedures, here–here
see also primary constituent power; secondary constituent power
stability, here
frequently-amended constitutions, here, here–here, here–here, here–here
stealth authoritarianism, see abusive constitutionalism
sunrise clauses, here–here, here, here–here
abolition of slavery, here, here
aspirational constitutionalism, here–here
automatic sunrise clauses, here, here–here
conditions, use of, here
constitutionality of:
contingent sunrise clauses, here, here–here, here
Riordan v An Taoiseach, here–here
slavery, here
sunset clauses:
termination of constitutions, here–here
supremacy, see constitutional supremacy
suspension clauses, here
taxonomies of constitutional change, here–here
temporary constitutions, here, here–here
temporal restrictions on constitutional amendment, see sunrise clauses; sunset clauses
territoriality:
constraints on amendment powers:
foundational constraints, here
thresholds, see amendment thresholds
transparency, here
see also amendment rules
constituted power, here
judicial enforcement of unamendable foundational provisions, here
legislative and judicial conflict, here
national borders, here
national flags, here
pluralism, here
primary constituent power, here–here
popular sovereignty, here–here
secondary constituent power distinguished, here–here, here
spectrum theory, here
republicanism, here
rights and freedoms, here
secondary constituent power, here
primary constituent power distinguished, here–here, here
separation of powers, here
unconstitutional constitutional amendments:
basic structure doctrine:
India, here
conceptually unconstitutional constitutional amendments, here–here, here–here
amendment distinguished from revision and replacement, here
constituent and constituted power, here–here
popular sovereignty, here–here
constituent and constituted power, here
morally unconstitutional constitutional amendments, here–here, here–here
see also unamendability
unconventional adaptation, here, here, here–here
United Kingdom:
Brexit referendum, here–here, here–here
Scottish independence referendum, here
urgency, see emergencies
US Constitution:
abolition of slavery, here, here
amendment by constitutional commission, here–here
amendment by constitutional convention, here–here
amendment by popular initiative, here–here
amendment proposals by state legislature, here–here
exclusive reading, here
non-exclusive reading, here–here
Articles of Confederation, here–here
automatic sunrise clauses, here
constitutional design, here–here
constraints on amendment powers, here
counter-majoritarian content-constraint, here
contingent sunrise clauses, here
constitutional referenda, here–here
initiative petitioning, here–here
simple majority for popular votes, here–here
entrenchment of formal amendment rules:
state constitutions and federal constitution compared, here–here
federal amendment procedure:
constitutional referenda, here–here
initiative petitioning, here–here
simple majority for popular votes, here–here
Jeffersonian constitutionalism, here
length of constitution, here
legitimacy of constituent power, here–here
Marshallian constitutionalism, here–here
Philadelphia Convention, here–here, here, here
scope of amendment procedures, here–here
state amendment procedures and pathways, here–here, here–here
constitutional commission, here–here
constitutional convention, here–here
proposals by state legislature, here–here
voting rules, here
Venezuelan Constitution, here
Supreme Court, conflict with, here, here–here, here, here–here
Constituent Assembly, here–here
constitutional amendment pre-Chavez, here
constitutionalism, here, here–here
electoral rules, here, here–here
executive dominance, here–here
first-past-the-post system, here–here
historical context, here
popular sovereignty, here–here
proportional representation, here–here
referendum, here
Supreme Court ruling, here, here–here
revolutionary reform, here, here–here, here–here
constitutional amendment, here–here
electoral rules, here, here–here
Venise Commission, here
voting rules:
USA, here
first-past-the-post system, here–here
proportional representation, here–here
welfare state doctrine, here
‘will of the people’, here–here, here, here, here–here, here–here, here, here, here–here
see also popular sovereignty