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%T Constitutions as Chains? On the Intergenerational Challenges of Constitution-Making %A Chatziathanasiou, Konstantin %J Intergenerational Justice Review %N 1 %P 32-41 %V 3 %D 2017 %K eternity clauses %@ 2190-6335 %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-52489-0 %X In this essay, I explore the ambiguity of the competition's title "Constitutions as Chains", and distinguish between two intergenerational challenges in constitution-making: the challenge of intergenerationally just constitutional provisions, and the challenge of creating a stable institution which is accepted by successive generations. I prioritise the latter. After contrasting classic ideas of Burke and Paine, I discuss different ways of addressing the challenge, such as the amendability of a constitution, eternity clauses or recurring constitutional assemblies. A flexible approach towards existing constitutional provisions, which is open to future developments, gets the nod. However, a need for empirical research remains. %C DEU %G en %9 journal article %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info