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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461242103321

Titolo

A constitutional order of states? : essays in EU law in honour of Alan Dashwood / / edited by Anthony Arnull ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [England] ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2011

ISBN

1-84731-781-2

1-4725-6540-1

1-283-23163-8

9786613231635

1-84731-636-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (689 p.)

Disciplina

342.2402

Soggetti

Constitutional law - European Union countries

Justice, Administration of - European Union countries

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

Constitutional fabric -- Judicial fabric -- European substantive law -- Europe in the wider world.

Sommario/riassunto

This collection celebrates the career of Professor Alan Dashwood, a leading member of the generation of British academics who organised, explained and analysed what we now call European Union law for the benefit of lawyers trained in the common law tradition. It takes as its starting point Professor Dashwood's vivid description of the European Union as a 'constitutional order of states'. He intended that phrase to capture the unique character of the Union. On the one hand, it is a supranational order characterised by its own distinctive institutional dynamics and an unprecedented level of cohesion among, and penetration into, the national legal systems. On the other hand, it remains an organisation of derived powers, the Member States retaining their character as sovereign entities under international law. This theme permeates both the constitutional and the substantive law of the Union. Contributors to the collection include members of the



judiciary and distinguished practitioners, officials and academics. They consider the foundations, strengths, implications and shortcomings of this conceptual framework in various fields of EU law and policy. The collection is an essential purchase for anyone interested in the constitutional framework of the contemporary European Union