Eu Law, Fundamental Rights and National Democracy

The orthodox view is that rights complement democracy. This book critically examines this view in the context of EU fundamental rights, specifically in situations where EU law requires member states to respect EU fundamental rights.

List of contents

1: Introduction; PART I; 2: The Claim of Democratic Legitimacy; 3: Democracy and Human Rights; 4: Human Rights, Courts and Democracy; PART II; 5: The EU and the Member States; 6: The Point of Fundamental Rights in EU Law; 7: The Foundations of EU Fundamental Rights; 8: The EU Citizen as a Bearer of EU Rights; 9: Conclusion

About the author

Eduardo Gill-Pedro is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Law, Lund University, Sweden

Summary

The orthodox view is that rights complement democracy. This book critically examines this view in the context of EU fundamental rights, specifically in situations where EU law requires member states to respect EU fundamental rights.

Product details

• Authors: Eduardo Gill-Pedro
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367663612
• ISBN: 978-0-367-66361-2
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Routledge Research in Constitutional Law
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education