The Constitution's Gift - A Constitutional Theory for a Democratic European Union

Informationen zum Autor By John Erik Fossum and Agustín José Menéndez Klappentext This authoritative study considers all aspects of the European Union's distinctive constitution since its inception. A unique political animal, the EU has given rise to important constitutional conundrums and paradoxes that the authors explore in detail. Their analysis illuminates the distinctive features of the Union's pluralist constitutional construct and provides the tools to understand the Union's development, especially during the Laeken (2001-2005) and Lisbon (2007-2009) processes of constitutional reform and spells out the parallels between the European and the Canadian constitutional experiences. Offering the first history of European constitutional law that is both theoretically informed and normatively grounded, the authors have developed an original theory of constitutional synthesis that will be essential reading for all readers interested in the process and theory of European integration. Zusammenfassung This authoritative study considers all aspects of the European Union's distinctive constitution since its inception. A unique political animal! the EU has given rise to important constitutional conundrums and paradoxes that the authors explore in detail. Their analysis illumin... Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The European EnigmaChapter 1: Introducing the Constitutional Tool KitChapter 2: A Theory of Constitutional SynthesisChapter 3: From Paris to Nice: The Constitutional Path of European IntegrationChapter 4: From Laeken to Lisbon: Moving Beyond Synthesis or Heightened Constitutional Ambiguity?Chapter 5: Untangling the Knots by Means of the Theory of Constitutional SynthesisChapter 6: Canada's Constitutional Experience and Lessons for EuropeConclusion: The Future of a Constitutional Experiment

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• Authors: John Erik Fossum, John/ Menendez Fossum, Fossum John Erik, Agustin Jose Menendez, Agustín José Menéndez
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2011
• EAN: 9780742553118
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5311-8
• No. of pages: 314
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 237 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Governance in Europe; Constitution's Gift; Governance in Europe; Constitution's Gift
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Political structures: democracy, EU (European Union), International institutions, Constitution: government & the state, EU & European institutions, Constitution: government and the state, European Studies