Review of the article. Full version available in the Belarusian part of the journal:

On October, 29 2004 the heads of states and governments of the European Union member-states singed in Rome the project of the EU Constitution which led to dramatic debates all over the Continent aimed either at promoting or stumbling the ratification process of this pivotal document. The author of the article analyzes the genesis, evolution and the present-day situation of, by far, one of the most disputable legal acts ever. The article also familiars Belarusian reader with a detailed description of mechanisms, provided by different states in order to ratify the document. Special concern of this text is a deep overview of the recent referenda results in the analysis of reasons which led to the present-day uncertainty about the fate of this project.              

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Kirył Kaścian (born in 1982) - LLM student at the University of Bremen, Germany; graduated in International Law from International Relations Department, Belarusian State University. Legal interests cover European Law and legal systems of particular member-states of the European Union within the context of the law of the EU, EMU, and sociology of law.