EU enlargement and the constitutions of Central and Eastern Europe / Anneli Albi.
2005
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EU enlargement and the constitutions of Central and Eastern Europe / Anneli Albi.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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1 online resource (xxxii, 257 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Cambridge studies in European law and policy.
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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.
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.
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.
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Cambridge Core.
Language
English
ISBN
9780511494901 ebook
9780521845410 (hardback)
9780521607360 (paperback)
9780521845410 (hardback)
9780521607360 (paperback)
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