With the rejection of the Constitutional Treaty in French and Dutch referenda, the European Union received a severe blow. This precipitated a period of reflection and soul searching. How far should the fundamental principles that shape the Union be re-assessed in the light of the Constitutional debate? Can the Constitutional Treaty be rescued from failure? If not, what other options for constitutional reform are available? Does the Treaty's rejection signal the failure of the Union's goal of democratic governance? The essays in this volume examine the impact of the debate surrounding the future of the European Constitution on the development of core areas of EU law and policy. Opening with a discussion of the shifting conceptions of European democracy, the volume proceeds to look at key areas of substantive law against the backdrop of the Constitutional Treaty, from Foreign Relations to Fundamental Rights, Social Policy to Justice and Home Affairs. The book concludes with an examination of potential solutions to the constitutional crisis, and models for future constitutional reform.
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Opening with a discussion of the shifting conceptions of European democracy, this volume proceeds to look at key areas of substantive law against the backdrop of the Constitutional Treaty, from Foreign Relations to Fundamental Rights, Social Policy to Justice and Home Affairs. It also examines potential solutions to the constitutional crisis.
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1. Introduction ; 2. European Democracy Between Two Ages ; 3. Direct effect, indirect effect, supremacy and the evolving constitution of the European Union ; 4. Respecting Fundamental Rights in the New Union: A Review ; 5. Social Policy Revisited in the Light of the Constitutional Debate ; 6. The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and the European Union's Constitutional Dialogue ; 7. Unity and Pluralism in the EU's Foreign Relations Power ; 8. 'Euro-visions'? Some Thoughts on Prospects and Mechanisms for Future Constitutional Change in the European Union
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Offers a broad overview of the future development of EU law and policy in the light of the debate surrounding the Constitutional Treaty Includes an examination of the possibilities for future constitutional change in the EU, offering potential solutions to the rejection of the Constitutional Treaty Examines the evolution of the idea of a 'democratic Europe', and the potential for democratic reform of the EU's institutions
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Catherine Barnard is Fellow of Trinity College, Reader in European Union Law and Jean Monnet Chair of European Law, University of Cambridge
Offers a broad overview of the future development of EU law and policy in the light of the debate surrounding the Constitutional Treaty Includes an examination of the possibilities for future constitutional change in the EU, offering potential solutions to the rejection of the Constitutional Treaty Examines the evolution of the idea of a 'democratic Europe', and the potential for democratic reform of the EU's institutions
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ISBN
9780199226214
Publisert
2007
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Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
645 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
324

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Biographical note

Catherine Barnard is Fellow of Trinity College, Reader in European Union Law and Jean Monnet Chair of European Law, University of Cambridge