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Autore |
Fossum John Erik |
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The Constitution's gift [[electronic resource] ] : a constitutional theory for a democratic European Union / / John Erik Fossum and Agustín José Menéndez |
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New York, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-98599-X |
9786612985997 |
1-4422-0857-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (315 p.) |
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Collana |
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Governance in Europe Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Constitutional law - European Union countries - Philosophy |
Constitutional history - European Union countries |
Constitutional law - European Union countries |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The European Enigma; Chapter 1. Introducing theConstitutional Tool Kit; Chapter 2. A Theory of Constitutional Synthesis; Chapter 3. From Paris to Nice: The Constitutional Path of European Integration; Chapter 4. From Laeken to Lisbon: Moving Beyond Synthesis or Heightened Constitutional Ambiguity?; Chapter 5. Untangling the Knots by Means of the Theory of Constitutional Synthesis; Chapter 6. Canada's Constitutional Experience and Lessons for Europe; Conclusion: The Future of a Constitutional Experiment; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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