Britain in the European Union : law, policy, and Parliament / edited by Philip Giddings and Gavin Drewry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Giddings, Philip James.

Drewry, Gavin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Great Britain.

European Union.

Great Britain.

International and municipal law--Great Britain.

International and municipal law.

Constitutional law--Great Britain.

Constitutional law.

Great Britain. Parliament.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xi, 277 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Summary:

The European Union has long been at the heart of political and constitutional debate in the United Kingdom. In particular, controversy has surrounded the issue of the single currency and the moves to recast the EU treaties into a new European constitution. Europe has had a growing impact upon the UK's domestic and foreign policy, and upon the working of its political institutions. It has made a particularly big impact on the work of Parliament, much of whose business is now concerned to a greater or a lesser degree with EU-related matters, and whose procedures have had to be adapted to accommodate the tasks of European scrutiny. Written by an expert team of academics and parliamentary officials, Britain in the European Union reports and analyses the major developments in the relationship between Britain and the European Union between the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty and the British General Election of 2001. It focuses particularly on the EU's impact on parliamentary institutions in the UK and on law and policy in controversial areas such as employment and the social chapter, foreign and security policy, enlargement and governance, immigration and asylum, and the single currency.

Contents:

2 Britain in Europe: Community to Union, 1973-2001 / David Miers 12

3 Balancing Supremacy: EU Membership and the Constitution / Alan Page 37

4 Parliamentary Scrutiny of Policy and Legislation: The Procedures of the Lords and Commons / Priscilla Baines 60

5 Governance, Institutional Reform and Enlargement / Vaughne Miller, Carole Andrews 97

6 Employment Law and the Social Chapter / Julia Lourie 121

7 Westminster, EMU, and the Euro / Philip Giddings 145

8 Second Pillar Challenges: Foreign, Security and Defence Policies / Richard Ware, Joanne Wright 175

9 Immigration and Asylum: Law and Policy in Action / Gavin Drewry, Gabrielle Garton Grimwood, Edward Wood 199

10 Devolution, Westminster and the EU / Alex Wright 218

11 Finding the Way Forward / Philip Giddings, Gavin Drewry 240.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-267) and index.

ISBN:

1403904510

1403904529

OCLC:

53899882