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Informationen zum Autor RENAUD DEHOUSSE is Professor of Law! European University Institute! Florence! Italy! and Co-Director of the Academy of European Law. Klappentext This book provides a broad-ranging assessment of the Court's contribution to the integration process. It shows how the Court has taken advantage of opportunities when they have arisen in the European political process to 'constitutionalize' the founding treaties and to exert a strong influence on policy decisions. It also examines why the Court's active role has not encountered greater opposition and analyses the implications for the Court of current issues! and challenges confronting the European Union. Zusammenfassung This book provides a broad-ranging assessment of the Court's contribution to the integration process. It also examines why the Court's active role has not encountered greater opposition and analyses the implications for the Court of current issues! and challenges confronting the European Union. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface.- Introduction.- The Court in the European Institutional System.- The Constitutionalization of the Community Legal Order.- The Court and the Dynamics of Integration.- The Juridification of the Policy Process.- The Paradox of Compliance.- The Structural Roots of Judicial Self-Restraint.- Conclusion.