The Constitution for Europe: A Legal AnalysisCambridge University Press, 2006 M03 30 - 267 pages There is much confusion over the 'Constitution', and this book provides an in-depth legal analysis of the institutional aspects of the Constitutional Treaty which, if ratified by the 25 EU Member States, would govern the European Union. Piris argues that, despite its ratification being rejected by the French and the Netherlands referenda in 2005, the Treaty should not be discarded, as it will inevitably be the point of departure for the future of European integration. He places this analysis in an historical and political context and explains the origin, meanings and legal and political effects of all proposed changes to the present treaties. |
Contents
Is The constitution for Europe dead and buried? | 5 |
The process that led to the Constitution | 38 |
The Working Party of Legal Experts of the IGC | 50 |
Changes in structures and procedures | 56 |
Codifying longstanding principles of EU law | 82 |
Changes in the institutions | 87 |
The national Parliaments | 116 |
The EUs citizens | 119 |
a new legal basis | 178 |
General Assessment | 179 |
Conclusion what will the final form of the union be? | 192 |
List of annexes | 198 |
Existing legal bases switched to ordinary legislative procedure | 207 |
New legal bases | 215 |
New legal bases where consensus in the European Council will | 221 |
Existing legal bases where unanimity common accord or consensus will | 222 |
General and sectoral passerelles to amend the Constitution | 125 |
Changes in substance | 131 |
Accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human | 143 |
further steps towards a more efficient policy | 155 |
A European Public Prosecutors Office to protect the EUs financial | 170 |
Existing legal bases switched from QMV to unanimity in | 229 |
Table of equivalences between the provisions of | 232 |
List of passerelles and provisions on a simplified revision | 249 |
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