Contents
10.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 226
10.2 Advisory Opinions of the Council of State.......................................................................
22710.2.1 Composition.............................................................................................................. 227
10.2.2 The Council of State’s Role in the Legislative Procedure................................. 227
10.2.3 Consequences of the Ban on Constitutional Review......................................... 230
10.2.4 To Sum Things Up.......................................................................................................................................... 230
10.3 Kinship Between the Council’s Counselling and a Court’s Constitutional
Adjudication........................................................................................................................... 231
10.3.1 A Working Definition of a Constitutional Dialogue............................................ 232
10.3.2 Usefulness of Dialogue Theories as a Frame of Reference for the Council
of State....................................................................................................................................... 233
10.3.3 The Powers of Persuasion...................................................................................................................... 236
10.4 Strategies Derived from the Dialogue Metaphor............................................................. 237
10.4.1 Embrace Equivalence..................................................................................................................................... 238
10.4.2 Be as Constructive as Possible................................................................................................................ 239
10.4.3 Invest in Persuasiveness................................................................................................................................. 240
10.4.4 The Legislature’s Precedents Matter................................................................... 240
10.4.5 Premature Proposals Are to Be Treated Differently than Semi-definitive
Bills.......................................................................................................................................... 241
10.4.6 Strive for Consistency...................................................................................................................................... 242
10.5 Concluding Remarks...................................................................................................................... 242
References......................................................................................................................................... 243