The Constitution's gift : a constitutional theory for a democratic European Union /

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Author / Creator:Fossum, John Erik.
Imprint:Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2011.
Description:1 online resource (x, 303 pages)
Language:English
Series:Governance in Europe Series
Governance in Europe (London, England)
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12630456
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Other authors / contributors:Menéndez, Agustín José.
ISBN:9781442208575
1442208570
9786612985997
6612985992
9780742553118
0742553116
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-290) and index.
English.
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Summary:This authoritative study considers all aspects of the European Union's distinctive constitution since its inception. A unique political animal, the EU has given rise to important constitutional conundrums and paradoxes that John Erik Fossum and Agustín José Menéndez explore in detail. The authors consider the process of forging the EU's constitution and the set of fundamental norms that define the institutional structure, the decision-making procedures, and the foundations of the Union's democratic legitimacy. Their analysis illuminates the distinctive features of the EU's pluralist constituti.
Other form:Print version: Constitution's gift. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2011 9780742553118