opportunity to know the content of the text with a view to express their will by either accepting or rejecting same. She further submits that the 2014 Constitution was drawn up, and its provisions crafted, without the approval of the people, seeing as the people took cognisance of its provisions only after it had been promulgated. 60. The Applicant contends that the 1959 Constitution, which should have governed the transfer of power and the holding of a referendum in the event of a constitutional amendment was shelved, notwithstanding that the said Constitution is the one that all Tunisians adopted in the 1959 referendum. She further submits that since then, the Tunisian people have been unable to act, since their right to self-determination has been illegally confiscated by the political class. * 61. In reply, the Respondent State submits that the 27 January 2014 Constitution was drafted by a Constituent National Assembly whose members were legitimately and lawfully elected by the Tunisian people. It further contends that the fact that its members were elected conferred on the Constituent National Assembly the legitimacy to draft and adopt the new Constitution. The Respondent State maintains that the alleged violations are not established, which renders the Application moot. *** 62. Article 20(1) of the Charter provides: All peoples shall have the right to existence. They shall have the unquestionable and inalienable right to self-determination. They shall freely determine their political status and shall pursue their economic and social development according to the policy they have freely chosen. 17