LEADER 03060nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910785690803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-98599-X 010 $a9786612985997 010 $a1-4422-0857-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000070036 035 $a(EBL)652278 035 $a(OCoLC)700706976 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000467953 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12129760 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467953 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10496980 035 $a(PQKB)11099499 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC652278 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL652278 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10447163 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL298599 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000070036 100 $a20100722d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Constitution's gift$b[electronic resource] $ea constitutional theory for a democratic European Union /$fJohn Erik Fossum and Agusti?n Jose? Mene?ndez 210 $aNew York $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (315 p.) 225 1 $aGovernance in Europe Series 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-7425-5311-6 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aThis authoritative study considers all aspects of the European Union's distinctive constitution since its inception. A unique political animal, the EU has given rise to important constitutional conundrums and paradoxes that the authors explore in detail. Their analysis illuminates the distinctive features of the Union's pluralist constitutional construct and provides the tools to understand the Union's development, especially during the Laeken (2001-2005) and Lisbon (2007-2009) processes of constitutional reform and spells out the parallels between the European and the Canadian con 410 0$aGovernance in Europe Series 606 $aConstitutional law$zEuropean Union countries$xPhilosophy 606 $aConstitutional history$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aConstitutional law$zEuropean Union countries 615 0$aConstitutional law$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aConstitutional history 615 0$aConstitutional law 676 $a342.24 700 $aFossum$b John Erik$0618122 701 $aMene?ndez$b Agusti?n Jose?$0524489 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785690803321 996 $aThe Constitution's gift$93761051 997 $aUNINA