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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460247303321

Autore

Fossum John Erik

Titolo

The Constitution's gift [[electronic resource] ] : a constitutional theory for a democratic European Union / / John Erik Fossum and Agustín José Menéndez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011

ISBN

1-282-98599-X

9786612985997

1-4422-0857-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Governance in Europe Series

Altri autori (Persone)

MenéndezAgustín José

Disciplina

342.24

Soggetti

Constitutional law - European Union countries - Philosophy

Constitutional history - European Union countries

Constitutional law - European Union countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 con