Constitutional Change in the EU
From Uniformity to Flexibility
Published on 1. April 2000
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-84113-103-0 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of essays addresses the changing constitutional framework of the EU and some of the changing patterns of governance within this complex polity. It examines the apparent and gradual shift in the paradigm of European governance from one emphasising uniformity and harmonisation to one which embraces flexibility and differentiation. The chapters range from broad,theoretical reflections on the constitutional implications of flexibility for the European polity, to focused case studies which examine various forms of 'variable geometry' existing in specific policy areas. Some of the contributions challenge the extent to which there has actually been any significant change of paradigm, and others explore the many different meanings and instances of flexibility which have emerged. Overall, the collection brings into focus both the problems and the potential ways forward for Europe which these constitutional developments suggest.
Reviews / Votes
...a valuable instrument for a broader analysis of the evolving dynamics of EU governance. Christophe Hillion Cambridge Law Journal January 2001 An invaluable and authoritative source for those with an interest in the parameters of unemployment in Europe. Frank Vibert, European Policy Forum Political Studies July 2001More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
769 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84113-103-0 (9781841131030)
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E-Book
04/2000
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Persons
Grainne de Burca is Professor of Law, Fordham Law School, New York. Joanne Scott is Professor of European Law at University College, London.
Content
Introduction, Grainne de Burca and Joanne Scott; flexibility within a metaconstitutional frame - reflections on the future of legal authority in Europe, Neil Walker; "old flexibility" - international agreements between member states of the EU, Bruno de Witte; flexible models - external policy and the European economic constitution, Marise Cremona; closer co-operation and the court of justice, Carole Lyons; flexibility in the geographical scope of EU law, Jacque Ziller; differentiation within the "core"? the case of the internal market, Grainne de Burca; EMU and the catch-22 of EU constitution-making, Filip Tuytschaever; flexibility and European law - a labour lawyer's view, Miguel Rodriguez-Pineiro Royo; finding space for closer co-operation in the field of culture, Stephen Weatherill; flexibility, "proceduralization" and environmental governance in the EU, Joanne Scott; flexibility and co-operative law, Karl-Heinz Ladeur; flexibility and models of governance for the EU, Eric Philippart and Monika Sie Dhian Ho; constitutionalism and flexibility in the EU - developing a relational approach, Jo Shaw.