Constitution's Gift: A Constitutional Theory for a Democratic European Union (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780742553118)

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 the authors explore in detail. Their analysis illuminates the distinctive features of the Union's pluralist constitutional construct and provides the tools to understand the Union's development, especially during the Laeken (2001-2005) and Lisbon (2007-2009) processes of constitutional reform and spells out the parallels between the European and the Canadian constitutional experiences. Offering the first history of European constitutional law that is both theoretically informed and normatively grounded, the authors have developed an original theory of constitutional synthesis that will be essential reading for all readers interested in the process and theory of European integration.

Author: John Erik Fossum,Agustín José Menéndez
ISBN-10: 0742553116
ISBN-13: 9780742553118
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 01/16/2011
Pages: 314
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d