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Reflects the proceedings of the conference on the Institutional and Constitutional Dimensions of European Integration. The book shows many contributions, reflecting the mixed results of the Treaty of Amsterdam, as well as constituting a stocktaking of the European Union as a whole.
List of contents
Foreword. List of Abbreviations. 1. The European Union on the Way to the Third Millennium; D.J. van den Berg. 2. The European Union: Historical Origins and Institutional Challenges; N.M. Blokker, T. Heukels. 3. The Pillar Structure and the Nature of the European Union: Greek Temple or French Gothic Cathedral? B. de Witte. 4. The Commission After Amsterdam: Its Future in an Enlarged Union; R. Gosalbo Bono. 5. The Council of the European Union in the Era of the Amsterdam Treaty; A. Dashwood. 6. What Parliament for Europe? P. Dankert. 7. The Court of Justice after Amsterdam: Taking Stock; P.J.G. Kapteyn. 8. Safeguarding the Acquis communautaire; S. Weatherill. 9. Community Dimensions of the Second Pillar; J.W. de Zwaan. 10. Towards a Common Foreign Policy; G. Howe. 11. The Future of the Third Pillar: An Evaluation of the Treaty of Amsterdam; J.W. de Zwaan, M. Vrouenraets. 12. Parliamentary and Judicial Control in Matters of Asylum and Immigration Under the Treaty of Amsterdam; P. Boeles. 13. The Legal Effects of the Protocols Relating to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark; A.G. Toth. 14. Flexibility and Enhanced Cooperation; J.A. Usher. 15. Institutional Balance: A Fragile Principle with Uncertain Contents; S. Prechal. 16. National Parliamentary Control and European Integration; M. Zuleeg. 17. Protection of Human Rights in the European Union; H.G. Schermers. Index. Table of Cases. Annex: Tables of Equivalences referred to in Article 12 of the Treaty of Amsterdam.
