Autonomy without Collapse in a Better European Union

Autonomy without Collapse in a Better European Union
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2022-09-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0192651986

The European Union's history exhibits numerous episodes in which Member States have sought to re-enforce their national autonomy in the face of deepening integration. Efforts to re-gain autonomy, however, are often accompanied by legitimate concerns that autonomy will lead to dis-integration or will have wider destructive consequences. The EU thus faces a dilemma. Calls for autonomy cannot all be dismissed as mere populist rhetoric or national egoism but instead represent a legitimate questioning of the degree of uniformity that EU law and politics presently carry. At the same time, the fear that greater autonomy may carry dis-integrative effects is also legitimate -uniformity is not an accidental by-product of the EU's construction but intrinsically related to its policy goals. Giving too much room for autonomy might create an opportunity structure for the loss of collective goods, deficits in problem-solving, and perhaps even to self-destruction. The EU requires autonomy, but in doing so, it must also avoid collapse. Can it achieve it, and if so, how? Autonomy without Collapse is devoted to exploring innovative answers to this question. It draws together scholars in law and political science interested in exploring how to overcome the central dilemma of preserving sustainable yet real autonomy in the future European Union.

Autonomy Without Collapse in a Better European Union

Autonomy Without Collapse in a Better European Union
Author: DAWSON & JACHTENFUCHS.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Autonomy
ISBN: 9780191923982

Investigates how the European Union's history exhibits numerous episodes in which Member States have sought to re-enforce their national autonomy in the face of deepening integration.

The Jurisprudence of Constitutional Conflict in the European Union

The Jurisprudence of Constitutional Conflict in the European Union
Author: Ana Bobić
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2022-05-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0192662597

A comparative and comprehensive account of the jurisprudence of constitutional conflict between the Court of Justice and national courts with the power of constitutional review. This monograph addresses the incidences of, and reasons for, constitutional clashes in the application and enforcement of EU law. It aims to determine how the principle of primacy of EU law works in reality and whether the jurisprudence of the courts under analysis supports this concept. To this end, the book explores the three areas of constitutional conflict: ultra vires review, identity review, and fundamental rights review. The book substantiates the descriptive and strengthens the normative contributions of the theory of constitutional pluralism in relation to the web of relations in the European judicial space. By examining the influence that the jurisprudence of constitutional conflict has on the balance of powers between the Court of Justice and constitutional courts, the volume develops the judicial triangle as an analytical tool that depicts the consequences for the horizontal (constitutional courts vis-à-vis the Court of Justice) and vertical judicial relationships (Court of Justice vis-à-vis ordinary national courts; constitutional courts vis-à-vis ordinary national courts). By offering a thorough compilation of the jurisprudence of constitutional conflict in the EU, The Jurisprudence of Constitutional Conflict in the European Union improves our understanding of the principle of primacy of EU law and its limits, as well as reinforces the theory of constitutional pluralism in explaining and guiding judicial power relations and interactions in the EU.

The Oxford Handbook of the European Union

The Oxford Handbook of the European Union
Author: Erik Jones
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 924
Release: 2012-08-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0199546282

The Oxford Handbook of the European Union brings together numerous acknowledged specialists in their field to provide a comprehensive and clear assessment of the nature, evolution, workings, and impact of European integration.

The Danish EU Opt-Outs

The Danish EU Opt-Outs
Author: Christian Thorning
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2024-10-03
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1509980954

This book offers the first comprehensive legal study dedicated to the understanding of the Danish EU opt-outs. The impact of these is significant, falling as they do within Union citizenship, the euro, defense cooperation and the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. Through a re-examination of the opt-outs individually, collectively and temporally, the book sheds light on their legal design and their interplay between international law, EU law and national law. This pioneering book takes a legal-doctrinal approach, which provides readers with a solid understanding of the opt-outs. Academics, judges and European Union civil servants will find this invaluable.

Napoleon, France and Europe

Napoleon, France and Europe
Author: Andrina Stiles
Publisher: Hodder Murray
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2004-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780340845820

Drawing upon recent historical research, this second edition assesses the rise and fall of Napoleon. The effects of his rule, both long and short term, on France and Europe are examined in depth, and the author adopts an analytical approach to the issues of how and why Napoleon gained control of France and the manner in which he was finally defeated. The reasons for the growth of the 'Napoleonic Legend' are discussed and leading figures of the period are profiled. The revised study guides provide a firm basis for answering differentiated source-based and extended-writing questions.

The European Union and the End of Politics

The European Union and the End of Politics
Author: James Heartfield
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2013-05-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1780999496

Europe is in crisis, but the European Union just gets stronger. Greece, Portugal, Spain and Ireland have all been told that they must submit their budgets to EU-appointed bureaucrats. The 'soft coup' that put EU officials in charge of Greece and Italy shows that the Union is opposed to democracy. Instead of weakening the European Union, the budget crisis of 2012 has ended up with the eurocrats grabbing new powers to dictate terms. Over the years the forward march of the European Union has been widely misunderstood. James Heartfield explains that the rise of the EU is driven by the decline in political participation. Without political contestation national parliaments have become an empty shell. Where once elites drew authority from their own people, today they draw authority from the European Union, and other summits of world leaders. The growth of the European Union runs in tandem with the decline in national politics. As national sovereignty is hollowed out, technocratic administration from Brussels fills the void. This account of the rise of the European Union includes a full survey of the major schools of thought in European studies, and a valuable guide to those who want to take back control. ,

Shaping a Genuine Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Shaping a Genuine Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Author: Koen Lenaerts
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2024-10-31
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1509975136

This book provides an ambitious assessment of the increasing importance of case law in the field of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice on the evolution of EU law. In recent years the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) has occupied an increasingly prominent place in the working of the European Union and by extension the Court of Justice (CJEU). Over three parts the book looks at the framework of the AFSJ, its workings, and finally the impact of EU law upon it. The collection provides remarkable insights into the growing importance of the AFSJ and how EU law has evolved in light of this.

The European Commission and Bureaucratic Autonomy

The European Commission and Bureaucratic Autonomy
Author: Antonis A. Ellinas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2012-04-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107023211

Documents the struggle of the European Commission to maintain its autonomy in a complex institutional setting and adverse political environment.