diff --git a/include/const_list.h b/include/const_list.h
index 4e560fa..55f45f9 100644
--- a/include/const_list.h
+++ b/include/const_list.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #include <concepts>
 #include <initializer_list>
 #include <iterator>
-#include "allocator.h"
-#include "CompileOptional.h"
 
 namespace cc {
 	
@@ -17,13 +15,12 @@ namespace cc {
 	class const_list_node;
 	
 	template<typename N>
-	    requires std::derived_from<N, const_list_node<N>>
 	class _const_list_iterator_base {
 		protected:
-			N *_curr;
+			N *_curr = nullptr;
 
 		public:
-			constexpr _const_list_iterator_base() noexcept : _curr() {}
+			constexpr _const_list_iterator_base() noexcept = default;
 			constexpr explicit _const_list_iterator_base(N *curr) noexcept : _curr(curr) {}
             constexpr _const_list_iterator_base(const _const_list_iterator_base& other) noexcept : _curr(other._curr) {}
 
@@ -32,8 +29,8 @@ namespace cc {
 
 			constexpr virtual _const_list_iterator_base &operator++() noexcept = 0;
 			constexpr virtual _const_list_iterator_base &operator--() noexcept = 0;
-			constexpr virtual _const_list_iterator_base operator++(int) & noexcept = 0;
-			constexpr virtual _const_list_iterator_base operator--(int) & noexcept = 0;
+			constexpr virtual _const_list_iterator_base &operator++(int) & noexcept = 0;
+			constexpr virtual _const_list_iterator_base &operator--(int) & noexcept = 0;
 
 			constexpr bool operator==(const _const_list_iterator_base &other) { return _curr == other._curr; }
 	};
@@ -70,8 +67,11 @@ namespace cc {
 	};
 	
 	template<typename Node>
-	requires std::derived_from<Node, const_list_node<Node>>
 	class const_list {
+		private:
+			static consteval void asserts() {
+				static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<const_list_node<Node>, Node>, "Can only create const_list with elements derived from const_list_node");
+			}
 
 		public:
 			
@@ -94,16 +94,16 @@ namespace cc {
 
 		public:
 
-            constexpr const_list() noexcept = default;
+            constexpr const_list() noexcept { asserts(); };
             constexpr const_list(const const_list&) = delete;
             constexpr const_list(const_list&& other) noexcept;
             constexpr const_list(std::initializer_list<std::reference_wrapper<value_type>> init) noexcept;
 
 			constexpr ~const_list();
 
-            constexpr const_list& operator=(const const_list& other);
-            constexpr const_list& operator=(const_list&& other);
-            constexpr const_list& operator=(std::initializer_list<Node> init);
+            constexpr const_list& operator=(const const_list&) = delete;
+            constexpr const_list& operator=(const_list&& other) noexcept;
+            constexpr const_list& operator=(std::initializer_list<std::reference_wrapper<value_type>> init) noexcept;
 
             constexpr void assign(size_type count, const value_type& value) noexcept;
             template<std::input_iterator InputIt>
@@ -203,16 +203,22 @@ namespace cc {
 
 	template<typename D>
 	class const_list_node {
-			static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<const_list_node<D>, D>);
+		private:
+			static consteval void asserts() {
+				static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<const_list_node<D>, D>, "Template parameter has to be a subclass of const_list_node<*self*>");
+			}
+
 		private:
 			const_list_node *_prev = nullptr;
 			const_list_node *_next = nullptr;
 			const_list<D> *_owner = nullptr;
 
+	public:
+			constexpr const_list_node() noexcept { asserts(); }
             virtual constexpr ~const_list_node();
 
-			friend class const_list<const_list_node>;
-			friend class _const_list_iterator_base<const_list_node>;
+			friend class const_list<D>;
+			friend class _const_list_iterator_base<D>;
 	};
 
     template<typename N1, typename N2>
@@ -249,28 +255,32 @@ namespace cc {
     }
 
     template<typename Node>
-        requires std::derived_from<Node, const_list_node<Node>>
     constexpr const_list<Node>::const_list(const_list &&other) noexcept
 		:   _start(other._start), _end(other._end), _size(other._size)
 	{
+		asserts();
+
 		for (auto node : other) {
 			node._owner = this;
 		}
+
 		other._size = 0;
 		other._start = nullptr;
 		other._end = nullptr;
     }
 
     template<typename Node>
-        requires std::derived_from<Node, const_list_node<Node>>
 	constexpr const_list<Node>::const_list(std::initializer_list<std::reference_wrapper<value_type>> init) noexcept
-		:   _start(std::addressof(*init.begin())),
-		    _end(std::addressof(*(--init.begin()))),
+		:   _start(std::addressof(init.begin()->get())),
+		    _end(std::addressof(std::prev(init.end())->get())),
 		    _size(init.size())
 	{
+		asserts();
+
 		auto prev = init.begin();
 		prev->get()._owner = this;
-		for (auto it = ++init.begin(); it != init.end(); ++it) {
+
+		for (auto it = std::next(init.begin()); it != init.end(); ++it) {
 			prev->get()._next = std::addressof(it->get());
 			it->get()._prev = std::addressof(prev->get());
 			it->get()._owner = this;
@@ -280,14 +290,34 @@ namespace cc {
     }
 
     template<typename Node>
-        requires std::derived_from<Node, const_list_node<Node>>
     constexpr const_list<Node>::~const_list()
 	{
 		clear();
     }
 
+	template<typename Node>
+	constexpr const_list<Node> &const_list<Node>::operator=(const_list &&other) noexcept
+    {
+	    for (auto node : other) {
+		    node._owner = this;
+	    }
 
-    template<typename D>
+	    other._size = 0;
+	    other._start = nullptr;
+	    other._end = nullptr;
+
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	template<typename Node>
+	constexpr const_list<Node> &const_list<Node>::operator=(std::initializer_list<std::reference_wrapper<value_type>> init) noexcept
+	{
+		*this = const_list(init);
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+
+	template<typename D>
     constexpr const_list_node<D>::~const_list_node()
 	{
         _owner->remove(*this);