Constitution Making and the Right to “Take Part” in a “Public Affair”

This article, part of the USIP book "Framing the State in Times of Transition: Case Studies in Constitution Making", examines the proposition that citizen participation is a legal requirement of the constitution making process, and the emergence of normative political criteria for participation. Keywords: Legitimacy, Adoption/Endorsement/Ratification/Promulgation/Certification/ Referendum/Assent, Constitution-making Body/Constitution-making Bodies, Constituent Assembly/ Constitutional Commission/ Constitutional Committee, Public Participation, Representation, Academic Article, Democracy, Rights/Protections/Freedom/Freedoms, Human Rights, Civil/Political Rights.