Book review: The Triangular Constitution

Abstract

Tom Flynn’s excellent book, The Triangular Constitution, is an insightful contribution to constitutional theory. It focuses on transnational constitutionalism, and the intermingling of national and international law, and explores these topics by means of a detailed case study of Ireland. He seeks to deeply critique and ultimately redeem theories of constitutional pluralism. I believe the critique to be very effective, but the attempt at subsequent improvement less so. For me, the book works best as a form of constitutional anti-theory: showing the limits and pitfalls of theory and does not need to offer prescriptions.