With respect, the phrase “people-driven constitution” has become one of the most frequently invoked—and least defined—concepts in constitutional debates. Before demanding a people-driven constitution, we should first ask a more fundamental question: what exactly is a people-driven constitution? A constitution is not a referendum question that can be reduced to a simple “Yes” or “No.” [...] The post The Myth of the “People-Driven Constitution”: Why Constitutional Design Requires Expertise as Well as Popular Legitimacy appeared first on The Zimbabwe Mail.

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