European Constitutionalism Beyond the State

ISBN-13: 9780521792257 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 256 str.

Joseph H. Weiler; J. H. H. Weiler; Marlene Wind

Opis

Leading scholars of European constitutionalism highlight different facets of the constitutional discussion.

Recenzje

'… great merit … avoids becoming entangled in the ever changing details of the reform process … sheds light on the deeper problems and challenges of European constitutionalism … still relevant …' International Journal of Constitutional Law

Spis treści

Notes on contributors; Introduction: European constitutionalism beyond the state J. H H. Weiler and Marlene Wind; Part I: 1. In defence of the status quo: Europe's constitutional Sonderweg J. H. H. Weiler; Part II: 2. Postnational constitutionalism and the problem of translation Neil Walker; 3. The unfinished constitution of the European Union: principles, processes and culture Francis Snyder; 4. Europe and the constitution: what if this is as good as it gets? Miguel Poiares Maduro; 5. The European Union as a polycentric polity: returning to a neo-medieval Europe? Marlene Wind; Part III: 6. Beyond representative democracy: constitutionalism in a polycentric polity Renaud Dehousse; 7. Finality vs. enlargement: constitutive practices and opposing rationales in the reconstruction of Europe Antje Wiener; 8. Epilogue: Europe and the dream of reason Philip Allott; Index.