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Sovereignty and Direct Democracy: Lessons from Constant and the Belgian Constitution

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Interpretations of sovereignty in the Belgian Constitution – The ‘national sovereignty’ interpretation – Dismantling the myth of the consensual understanding of sovereignty in the Belgian Constitution – Benjamin Constant’s understanding of sovereignty – Influence of the paradigm of French post-Revolutionary political liberalism -- Implications of the ‘Constantian’ interpretation with regard to more direct modes of citizen participation – Arguments for reconsidering the settled case-law of the Council of State regarding the unconstitutionality of referendums

Source: European Constitutional Law Review

DOI: 10.1017/s1574019615000188

Authors: Raf Geenens, Stefan Sottiaux

Language: English

Topic: Political Theory and Democracy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2201943433

FWCI: 4.718

Cites: 78

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10