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- ↑ Under "Crotty v. An Taoiseach" any EU treaty which change the competences of the EU require a constitutional amendment to Constitution of Ireland. Under the Irish Constitution all constitutional amendments are subject to a referendum. Ireland is the only member state whose constitutional law requires all constitutional amendments to be subject to a referendum.
- ↑ The Lisbon Treaty referendum Information Irish Times Archived October 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Affiliates to CAEUC
- ↑ Rejet du Traité de Lisbonne - Respectez la volonté du peuple www.france.attac.org article publié le 16 June 2008