Reforming the Treaty on European Union

The Legal Debate
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-90-411-0133-4
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 572 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1361 g

The studies collected in this work are the updated and revised versions of the reports and commentaries presented at an international conference on European Law held in September 1995. The aim of the conference was to stimulate informed reflection and debate on a number of fundamental issues relating to the impending revision of the Treaty on European Union and to discuss the sort of sensible legal options and realistic avenues of thought that could assist those involved with the work of the actual Intergovernmental Council (IGC).

The contributions are grouped around three major themes: an exploration of the framework of the revision debate; general institutional questions; the general architecture of the Union and the scope of the powers of the Community and the Union.

Questions that are addressed in this work are among others:

Is it possible in the near future to simplify the procedure for amending the Treaty on European Union?

Is the objective of the European Union in the long-term to become a European superstate, a constitutional order of States or merely an advanced type of international organization?

What are the chances and pitfalls of allowing increased differentiated integration?

The book concludes with a comprehensive summing-up and annexed are the Reflection Group's Report of 5 December 1995 as well as an extensive table of legal provisions and a table of cases.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kellermann, Alfred E.

Witte, Bruno de

Curtin, Deirdre M.

Winter, Jan A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Framework of the Revision Debate. International Agreement or European Constitution; B. de Witte.
Increased Differentiation or Stronger Uniformity; C.-D. Ehlermann.
European Citizenship and Human Rights; J.H.H. Weiler.
Betwixt and Between: Democracy and Transparency in the Governance of the European Union; D.M. Curtin.
General Institutional Questions. General Institutional Questions: The Effectiveness and Simplification of Decision-making; C.W.A. Timmermans.
Effectiveness and Simplification of Decision-making by the Council; A. Dashwood.
The Question of Democratic Representation: On the Democratic Representation through the European Parliament, the Council, the Committee of the Regions, the Economic and Social Committee and the National Parliaments; K. Lenaerts, E. de Smijter.
The Instruments of Community Law and the Hierarchy of Norms; A. Tizzano.
The Role and Structure of the European Judiciary Now and in the Future; W. van Gerven.
The Powers of the Community and the Union. The Internal Powers of the Community and the Union; P. VerLoren van Themaat.
The External Powers of the Community and the Union: Proposals for Protecting the Interests of EU Citizens Rather than the Interests of EU Politicians; E.U. Petersmann.
Economic and Monetary Union (European Central Bank); J.-V. Louis.
Market Integration and Policy Integration: Two Sides of the Same European Currency; L.A. Geelhoed.
The Common Foreign and Security Policy; W.F. van Eekelen.
Common Foreign and Security Policy (Non-Security Aspects); M.R. Eaton.
Justice and Home Affairs: Immigration and Asylum Policy: From JHA Co-operation to Communitarisation; R. Fernhout.
Combatting Fraud, Judicial Criminal Matters and Police Cooperation; A. Borrás.
Closing Remarks and a Report of the Final Session.
Annex: Reflection Group's Report.
Table of International Legislation.
Table of Cases.
List of Participants.