As countries in the twentieth and twenty-fi rst centuries change from colonialist to independent rule, or from a socialist to a democratic society, the need for a written constitution becomes apparent. Countries in the former Soviet Union, Africa, or nations once part of the British Empire face social, economic, and humanitarian problems as they experiment with democratic rule. Such issues as clearly defi ning where sovereignty lies, how much power is given to the people, and what rights are possessed by a nation's citizenry are new to these countries. While a constitution, being a man-made...
As countries in the twentieth and twenty-fi rst centuries change from colonialist to independent rule, or from a socialist to a democratic society, th...
In the complicated legal and political situation that reigns in Europe at the moment, characterized not at least by the uncertainty of what happens with the proposed EU constitution after negative results in the French and Dutch referendums in 2005, it has become increasingly important to analyse the EU constitutional frameworks from historical and comparative perspectives. This book provides new insights based on perspectives from Member States such as Germany and Italy as well as the Nordic Countries. It also deals with European legal and philosophical heritage in general, as well as...
In the complicated legal and political situation that reigns in Europe at the moment, characterized not at least by the uncertainty of what happens wi...
This book is based on a selection of papers presented at the Conference in Malmu, Sweden, which was organized by the Swedish Network for European Legal Studies in cooperation with the Faculty of Law of the University of Lund. The purpose of the conference was to analyze general principles and their scope in the EU legal order with special emphasis on their role in the creation of a jus commune europaeum. The impact of the general principles of Community Law at the national level was analyzed and also how these principles have been transformed into the national legal systems. Also...
This book is based on a selection of papers presented at the Conference in Malmu, Sweden, which was organized by the Swedish Network for European Lega...
This book has its roots in a conference on recent developments in Nordic and German constitutional law that took place in Berlin in 2002 at the Nordic Cultural Centre.That conference was organised within the project Konstitutionalism, demokrati och den nordiska valfardsstaten (Constitutionalism, Democracy and the Nordic Welfare State), financed by the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (NOS-HS). The volume contains the edited and updated papers which emerged from this meeting of minds. They offer insight into some of the new,...
This book has its roots in a conference on recent developments in Nordic and German constitutional law that took place in Berlin in 2002 at the Nordic...
This is the sixth volume in the Swedish Studies in European Law series. Arising from the work of two well-attended seminars, this new volume concentrates on highly topical issues in European Law, current problems in the enforcement of human rights in Europe, and the accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights. Among the topics dealt with, apart from -the accession issue-, are questions related to: the enforcement of the Charter of Fundamental Rights * human rights as general principles of law * specific issues like the -Double Jeopardy Clause- in relation to Swedish tax law...
This is the sixth volume in the Swedish Studies in European Law series. Arising from the work of two well-attended seminars, this new volume concentra...
