The Politics of Ratification of Eu Treaties

ISBN-13: 9780415454896 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 212 str.

Carlos Closa

Opis

Focuses on the politics of ratification of EU Treaties and reviews the processes of ratification of EU primary legislation. This book contains cases explore the Treaties of Rome and Paris and the so far, failed EU constitution.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Mapping out Ratification  2. The History of the Ratification Rules in the EU Treaties: Why they have not Changed?  3. The Role of National Parliaments  4. National Constitutions and EU Constitutional Change  5. The Role of Domestic Courts (Constitutional Courts and Advisory Bodies) in Ratification  6. Ratification Referendums  7. Citizens and Public Opinion: The Background for Ratification  8. Convergence and Divergence in Ratification Politics  9. Conclusion: Ratification and EU Constitutional Politics

O autorze

Carlos Closa is Professor at the IPP-CSIC in Madrid, Spain, and Senior Fellow at the Global Governance Programme at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.