EU federalism and constitutionalism : the legacy of Altiero Spinelli / edited by Andrew Glencross and Alexander H. Trechsel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glencross, Andrew.

Trechsel, Alexandre H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--European Union countries.

Constitutional history.

Federal government--European Union countries.

Federal government.

European federation.

European Union.

Spinelli, Altiero.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

EU Federalism and Constitutionalism: The Legacy of Altiero Spinelli is the first book-length study devoted not only to how Spinelli's advocacy for a federal Europe shaped European integration but also how Spinelli's ideas are essential to understanding the EU constitutional system today. The volume integrates perspectives from law, history, and political science to offer a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the history, evolution, and future of federal principles and institutions in the European integration process.

Contents:

List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One; The Constitutional Dimension; Chapter One; The "Spinelli Treaty" of February 1984; Chapter Two; Taking "Constitutionalism" and "Legitimacy" Seriously; Part Two; The Comparative Dimension; Chapter Three; Revisiting Altiero Spinelli; Chapter Four; Altiero Spinelli and the Idea of the U.S. Constitution as a Model for Europe; Part Three; Political Actors and the Institutional Dimension; Chapter Five; The Question of Treaty Architecture; Chapter Six; François Mitterrand and the Spinelli Treaty of 1984; Conclusion; Bibliography

About the Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-141) and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-22306-1

1-282-93657-3

9786612936579

0-7391-3336-5

OCLC:

699507726