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Introduction 1

Chapter One.Dimensions of Global Constitutionalism in Public 11

International Law 11

Introduction 11

Section Ⅰ： Social Constitutionalism 14

A.The International Community School 15

B.Global Civil Society 16

C.Summary 21

Section Ⅱ： Institutional Constitutionalism 21

A.Global Governance 22

B.The United Nations 29

C.Microconstitutionalism becoming Macroconstitutionalism 32

D.Summary 34

Section Ⅲ： Normative Constitutionalism 35

A.World Law 35

B.The Hierarchical Order 37

C.Fundamental Norms 39

D.Summary 42

Section Ⅳ： Analogical Constitutionalism 43

A.Meta-Rules Constitutionalism 43

B.The Domestic Constitutional Order 45

C.European Constitutionalism 47

D.Summary 48

Conclusion 48

Chapter Two.A Historical Analysis of Key Themes of Global 51

Constitutionalism 51

Introduction 51

Section Ⅰ： Antiquity 54

A.The Greeks 54

B.The Romans 61

C.Summary 63

Section Ⅱ： The European Middle Ages 63

A.The Rise of Divine Law 63

B.The Secularisation of Law 67

C.Summary 70

Section Ⅲ： The Modern Era of the West 70

A.The Centrality of the Nation State 70

B.The First Written Constitutions 73

C.Summary 78

Section Ⅳ：Colonialism and Imperialism 78

A.Colonialism 78

B.Imperialism 80

C.Summary 81

Section Ⅴ：Post-Modernity/The Present 82

Conclusion 84

Chapter Three.Questioning the Contributions of Public 87

International Law to the Debate on Global Constitutionalism 87

Introduction 87

Section Ⅰ： Examining the Basic Common Assumptions 89

A.Constitutions can exist beyond the Nation State， in the International Sphere 89

B.Unity/Homogeneity in the International Sphere 95

1.Unity Exists 96

2.Unity can be Created 102

a.Self-Legitimation 103

b.Creation of Uniformity 104

C.The Idea of Global Constitutionalism is Global 107

Section Ⅱ： Questioning the Key Themes of Global Constitutionalism 109

A.The Limitation of Power 109

B.The Institutionalisation of Power 112

C.Social Idealism 117

D.The Standard-Setting Capacity 122

E.Individual Rights Protection 125

Conclusion 130

Chapter Four.A Suggestion for a Reorientation of the Debate towards Organic Global Constitutionalism 133

Introduction 133

Section Ⅰ： Should and Can the Idea of Global Constitutionalism be Abandoned？ 135

Section Ⅱ： The Appeal of the Project of Global Constitutionalism 136

1.The Motivation of the Allocation of Power in the International Sphere 137

2.The Motivation of the Regulation of International Society through Law 140

3.The Motivation of the Legitimation of International Law 143

Section Ⅲ： Appeal， Survival， or Addiction？ 145

Section Ⅳ： A Reorientation towards Organic Global Constitutionalism 148

A.Constitutionalism as an Ongoing Process 149

B.Politicising the Discourse of Global Constitutionalism 152

C.Global Constitutionalism as a‘Negative Universal’ 158

D.Organic Global Constitutionalism as a Promise for the Future 161

E.The Limitations of Organic Global Constitutionalism 162

Conclusion 163

Chapter Five.A Practical Approach to Organic Global Constitutionalism 167

Introduction 167

Section Ⅰ： Preliminary Questions 169

Section Ⅱ： What does ‘Organic’ mean？ 172

Section Ⅲ： Organic Global Constitutionalism and the Four Dimensions 175

A.Social Constitutionalism 176

B.Institutional Constitutionalism 179

C.Normative Constitutionalism 183

D.Analogical Constitutionalism 185

Conclusion 186

Conclusion 189

Bibliography 193

Index 203