
Constitutional Change in the EU
From Uniformity to Flexibility
- 288 pages
- English
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Constitutional Change in the EU
From Uniformity to Flexibility
About this book
This collection of essays addresses the changing constitutional framework of the EU and some of the changing patterns of governance within this complex polity. It examines the apparent and gradual shift in the paradigm of European governance from one emphasising uniformity and harmonisation to one which embraces flexibility and differentiation. The chapters range from broad, theoretical reflections on the constitutional implications of flexibility for the European polity, to focused case studies which examine various forms of 'variable geometry' existing in specific policy areas. Some of the contributions challenge the extent to which there has actually been any significant change of paradigm, and others explore the many different meanings and instances of flexibility which have emerged. Overall, the collection brings into focus both the problems and the potential ways forward for Europe which these constitutional developments suggest.
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Table of contents
- Half Title Page
- Half Title verso
- Title Page
- Title verso
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Table of Statutory Instruments
- Table of EU Secondary Legislation
- Table of Treaties
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Flexibility within a Metaconstitutional Frame: Reflections on the Future of Legal Authority in Europe
- 3. Old-fashioned Flexibility: International Agreements between Member States of the European Union
- 4. Flexible Models: External Policy and the European Economic Constitution
- 5. Flexibility and the European Court of Justice
- 6. Flexibility in the Geographical Scope of EU Law: Diversity and Differentiation in the Application of Substantive Law on Member States' Territories
- 7. Differentiation within the Core: The Case of the Common Market
- 8. EMU and the Catch-22 of EU Constitution-making
- 9. Flexibility and Social Policy
- 10. Flexibility and European Law: A Labour Lawyer's View
- 11. Finding Space for Closer Co-operation in the Field of Culture
- 12. Flexibility, "Proceduralization", and Environmental Governance in the EU
- 13. Flexibility and "Co-operative Law": The Co-ordination of European Member States' Laws - The Example of Environmental Law
- 14. From Uniformity to Flexibility. The Management of Diversity and its Impact on the EU System of Governance
- 15. Relating Constitutionalism and Flexibility in the European Union
- Index