Revisiting the Liberal Constitutional Features of the European Union / edited by Inês Quadros, Miguel Gorjão-Henriques.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quadros, Inês.

Contributor:

Gorjão-Henriques, Miguel.

Series:

Law and Criminology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Law--Europe.

Law.

Civil rights.

European communities.

Constitutional Law.

European Law.

European Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.

Local Subjects:

Constitutional Law.

European Law.

European Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (549 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This book offers an innovative insight into constitutionalism as a well-established framework for describing the legal and political features of the European Union. It revisits and updates the core pillars upon which the European way of life was built – liberal democratic constitutionalism – while confronting the threats the EU is currently facing. Examining the political tensions that surface in the European Union, the tools used to address the rule of law crisis, and the challenges posed to the autonomy of EU law, while offering a fresh look into contemporary EU policies, the book is a valuable resource for scholars, researchers and practitioners eager to engage in the ongoing European dialogue.

Contents:

Part I – Legal-Political Tensions within the European Union: Reflections on the ‘European Sovereignty’ Proposed by France by Fausto de Quadros

Liberalism and Illiberalism in the European Construction by J. N. Cunha Rodrigues

Member States Nationality and European Union Citizenship: The Reinforcement of Interdependence in the Recent Court of Justice Case-law by Rui Manuel Moura Ramos

Subsidiarity: Quo Vadis? by Dulce Lopes

Part II – Rule of Law: Courts and the Protection of Democracy by Miguel Poiares Maduro

The Rule of Law and EU Competition Law – The Sped-Pro Case by Sofia Oliveira Pais and Marta Prata Domingos

Judicial Independence in A Union Based on the Rule of Law: A Play in Five Acts by Alessandra Silveira

The Court of Justice of the EU and the Independence of the Judiciary by Inês Quadros

Current Challenges to the Rule of Law and European e-Justice as an Original Tool to Answer Effective Judicial Protection Demands by Joana Covelo Abreu

Part III – Contemporary EU Policies: Updating Public Interest: Regional Blocs and World Challenges. The Role of the European Union by Manuel Lopes Porto

Building A European Data Space by Graça Enes

Should Merger Control Rules Apply to the Granting of Special or Exclusive Rights by a Member State to an Undertaking? A Contribution to Tighten a Loose Knot by José Luís da Cruz Vilaça and Rita Leandro Vasconcelos

Data Retention in Portugal: Big Brother is (No Longer) Watching by Francisco Pereira Coutinho

Part IV – On the Verge of Autonomy: The First Portuguese Constitutional Court Ruling on Supremacy of EU Law: The Wait is Finally Over by Patrícia Fragoso Martins

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Constitutional Judicial Review of National Rules by Afonso Patrão

A “Principle of Exclusive Competence of the Court for the Definitive Interpretation of EU law”? Is There Anybody in There? I’ll Need Some Information, First! by Miguel Gorjão-Henriques.

ISBN:

3-031-95717-2

OCLC:

1545641549