Political theory and the European constitution / / edited by Lynn Dobson and Andreas Follesdal

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450961703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• ISBN: 0-203-68529-6; 1-134-29705-X; 1-280-05975-3; 0-203-46310-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (245 p.)
• Collana: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
• Altri autori (Persone): DobsonLynn; FøllesdalAndreas
• Disciplina: 342.4
• Soggetti: Constitutional law - European Union countries; Public law - European Union countries; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Political Theory and the European Constitution; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Series editor's preface; Preface; List of abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1 Is Euro-federalism a solution or a problem? Tocqueville inverted, perverted or subverted?; 2 The EU as a self-sustaining federation: specifying the constitutional conditions; 3 A union of peoples? Diversity and the predicaments of a multinational polity; 4 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: the need for constitutional compromise and the drafting of the EU Constitution; 5 Europe: united under God? Or not?; 6 The open method of co-ordination in the European Convention:an opportunity lost?7 Conceptions of freedom and the European Constitution; 8 The constitutional labelling of 'The democratic life of the EU': representative and participatory democracy; 9 Transparency and legitimacy; 10 An institutional dialogue on common principles: reflections on the significance of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; 11 Motivating judges: democracy, judicial discretion, and the European Court of Human Rights; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In June 2003, the Convention on the Future of Europe released what may become the Constitution of the European Union. This timely volume provides one of the first critical assessments of the draft Constitution from the vantage point of political theory.The work combines detailed institutional analysis with normative political theory, bringing theoretical analysis to bear on the pressing issues of institutional design answered - or bypassed - by the draft Constitution. It addresses several themes that play out differently in federal arrangements than in unitary political orders: