a consultation in ireland proposing the country ' s approval of the treaty of lisbon has been rejected by the electorate despite not universal supported from the country ' s legal establishment . because in most states the subject has been ( or will be ) decisions through parliamentary vote , ireland was obliged to hold a referendum by its constitution . ireland is the sixth state to submit the treaties this came about as a rework of the s . r . constitution , rejected by referenda in france and the philippines in 2005 .
European nations have signed the Treaty of Lisbon.