ABSTRACT
In the context of constitutional democracies it is diffi cult to support that constitutional change does not belong to the people. Yet, it is far from clear how the people can effect constitutional change through the exercise of constituted power and whether the people are the drivers of informal constitutional change. Conceptualizations of the constituent power often coincide with conceptualizations of the people. 1 Constituent power can be viewed as ‘the body of people from whom the constitution’s authority emanates’. 2 The study of constituted power, however, often revolves around its limits and the way it is exercised.
