EU enlargement and the constitutions of Central and Eastern Europe / Anneli Albi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Albi, Anneli, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in European law and policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International and municipal law--Europe, Eastern.

International and municipal law.

Constitutional law--Europe, Eastern.

Constitutional law.

Europe, Eastern.

Eastern Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 257 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

EU Enlargement & the Constitutions of Central & Eastern Europe

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

In the wake of the EU's biggest enlargement, this book explores the adaptation of the constitutions of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for membership in the European Union. In response to the painful past, these new constitutions were notably closed to transfer of powers to international organizations, and accorded a prominent status to sovereignty and independence. A little more than a decade later, the process of amending these provisions in view of the transfer of sovereign powers to a supranational organization has proved a sensitive and controversial exercise. This book analyses the amendments against the background of comparative experience and theory of sovereignty, as well as the context of political sensitivities, such as rising euroscepticism ahead of accession referendums.

Contents:

Overview of the accession process

Constitutional adaptations in the 'old' member states

Some idiosyncrasies of CEE constitutions

Constitutional issues in the pre-accession period

Revision of CEE constitutions for EU membership

Theoretical views of sovereignty and democratic legitimacy in CEE

Referendums

Membership of NATO and other international organizations

Role of constitutional courts

Implications of the European Constitution.

Notes:

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Print version:

ISBN:

9780511494901

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