The Internationalized Pouvoir Constituant ― Constitution-Making Under External Influence in Iraq, Sudan and East Timor

Abstract

I. Framing External Influence: Concepts and Categories 1. The Traditional Concept of Constitution-Making 2. Categories of External Influence II. Describing External Influence: Three Case Studies 1. Constitution-Making Under International Administration – East Timor a. Factual Context b. Legal Framework for the Constitution-Making c. Actual Process of Constitution-Making 2. Constitution-Making Under Foreign Occupation – Iraq a. Factual Context b. Legal Context c. Actual Process of Constitution-Making aa. Which Actors? bb. Which Ideas? 3. Constitution-Making through International Moderation – Sudan a. Context b. The Peace Negotiations c. Executing the Peace Agreement: The Process of ConstitutionMaking III. Assessing External Influence: Legality and Legitimacy 1. The Legality of External Influence a. Applicable Law and Legal Regime b. Whether Existing Rules are Respected in Practice