Note 8:1 — INTRODUCTORY NOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION
Reading edition
Esmein (Elements de droit constitutionel, 425-28) describes the various proposals made at different times in France for annulling unconstitutional laws. One of these, Sieyes's jurie constitutionaire, bears a curious resemblance to an institution for a somewhat analogous purpose in Athens: Goodwin, "Demosthenes on the Crown," Essay II., 316-27.