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Introduction--constitutionalism : a theoretical roadmap / N Tsagourias -- The rejection of the universal state / P. Capps -- The standing of states in the European Union / P. Eleftheriadis -- The constitutional role of general principles of law in international and European jurisprudence / N. Tsagourias -- Proportionality and discretion in international and European law / J. Rivers -- Hierarchy in organisations : regional bodies and the United Nations / N. White -- Tmultilevelval constitution of European foreign relations / R. Wessel -- Self-determination of peoples and transnational regimes : a foundational principle of global governance / A. Skordas -- Challenges to international and European corporatism presented by deliberative trends in governance / T. Novitz -- The meaning of internationconstitutionalnal law / B. Fassbender -- The never-ending closureconstitutionalismism and international law / W. Werner.