This book develops a constitutional theory of international organization to explain the legitimation of supranational organizations. Supranational organizations

From the French Revolution onwards, constituent power has been a key concept for thinking about the principle of popular power, and how it should be realised th

The end of the Cold War is only one in a series of events that have radically modified the operational environment of international organizations since their es

This book explores how international organizations (IOs) have expanded their powers over time without formally amending their founding treaties. IOs intervene i

In modern political communities ultimate authority is often thought to reside with 'the people'. This book examines how constitutions act as a delegation of pow