The treaty of Nice and beyond : enlargement and constitutional reform / edited by Mads Andenas and John A. Usher.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andenæs, Mads Tønnesson, 1957- editor.

Usher, John A. (John Anthony), 1945-2008, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

Treaty on European Union (1992)--Protocols, etc., 2001 February 26.

Treaty on European Union.

Constitutional law--European Union countries.

Constitutional law.

Europe--Economic integration.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Designed to succeed previous books on the Maastricht and Amsterdam treaties,this new work includes contributions from leading EU lawyers assessing the Nice Treaty and the Post-Nice process, which is rapidly developing in the lead-up to the next Intergovernmental conference. The book's central theme is the discussion of a European Constitution and European Constitutionalism. The new constitutional balance after institutional reform, the Luxembourg courts after Nice, the future of the three pillar Treaty structure and the Human Rights charter are the other main topics. Among the contributors are the editors, Professor Stephen Weatherill (Oxford), Professor Noreen Burrows (Glasgow), Professor Jürgen Schwarze (Freiburg), Professor Paul Craig (Oxford), Professor Jo Shaw (Manchester) Steve Peers (Essex) Professor Piet Eeckhout (King's College, London) and Professor Alan Dashwood (Cambridge)

Contents:

1. The Convention on the Future of Europe: the Issues and Prospects

Peter Oliver

2. European Union Law and National Constitutions

Jacqueline Dutheil de la Rochère and Ingolf Pernice

3. The Allocation of Competences Between the European Union and its Member States

Udo Di Fabio

4. Rethinking the Methods of Dividing and Controlling the Competencies of the Union

Ingolf Pernice

5. European Constitutional Theory and the Post-Nice Process

Daniel Thym

Part II-The Treaty of Nice

6. Assessment of the Treaty of Nice-Goals of Institutional Reform

John A Usher

7. Enhancing Cooperation After Nice: Will the Treaty Do the Trick?

Jo Shaw

8. The Treaty of Nice and the Treaty Structure: Repainting the Pillars?

Steve Peers

9. The Treaty of Nice and Social Policy: The Amendments to Article 137 EC

Haris Kountouros

10. Towards New Objectives for the Common Agricultural Policy

Joseph A McMahon

Part III-The European Courts

11. The European Courts after Nice

Piet Eeckhout

12. Effective Judicial Protection of Individuals in the European Union, Now and in the Future

Francis G Jacobs

13. The Past and Future of the Preliminary Rulings Procedure

Anthony Arnull

14. A European Certiorari Revisited

Liz Heffernan

Part IV-The Human Rights Charter

15. A Charter of Rights, Freedoms and Principles

Lord Goldsmith

16. The EU Charter of Rights: A Poor Attempt to Strengthen Democracy and Citizenship?

Sionaidh Douglas Scott

17. A German View of the Charter: The Effect on the Bundesverfassungsgericht

Jürgen Schwarze

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610807536

9781472562852

1472562852

9781280807534

1280807539

9781847310064

1847310060

OCLC:

171580431