The Treaty on European Union (TEU) a commentary /

The major Commentary on the Treaty on European Union (TEU) is a European project that aims to contribute to the development of ever closer conceptual and dogmatic standpoints with regard to the creation of a "Europeanised research on Union law". This publication in English contains detaile...

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Other Authors: Blanke, Hermann-Josef,, Mangiameli, Stelio,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Berlin : Springer, [2013]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1821 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Foreword; Country and Territory Codes; Selected National and International Courts; Abbreviations; Contents; Contributors; Preamble; 1 The S̀̀tratification ́ ́of the Preamble; 1.1 Comparing the Preamble to the TEU with the Preamble to the TCE; 1.2 The Preamble to the TEU and the Preamble to the TFEU; 1.3 The Preamble to the Single European Act and the Foundation of the European Union; 1.4 The Preamble to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; 1.5 The Preamble to the Treaty of Lisbon; 2 Role and Contents of the Preamble.
  • 2.1 The P̀̀rocess ́ ́of European Integration and the S̀̀mall Steps ́ ́Approach: The Ending of the Division of the European Continent2.2 The Cultural Elements, the C̀̀ultural, Religious and Humanist Inheritance ́ ́and the Ì̀dentity of Europe ́;́ 2.3 The Structural Principles of the European Union; 2.4 The Principles That Refer to the Modus Operandi of the Institutions; 2.5 The European Union Policies; 2.6 European Citizenship and the P̀̀eoples of Europe ́;́ 3 The Issue of the Legal R̀̀elevance ́ ́of the Preamble; Table of Cases; References; Title I: Common Provisions.
  • Article 1 [Establishment and Functioning of the Union]1 Fundamental Provision of Integration Policy; 2 The Founding of the European Union (Paragraph 1, First Phrase); 2.1 Founding of the Union Under International Law with Continuing Authority for the Member States; 2.2 The Treaty of Lisbon as a Reform Treaty; 2.3 Domestic Ratification, Implementation Procedures and Constitutional Amendments; 2.4 Title, Legal Nature and Objective of the È̀uropean Union ́;́ 3 Conferral of Competences (Paragraph 1, Second Phrase); 4 An Ever Closer Union: A New Step Forward (Paragraph 2).
  • 4.1 The Peoples of Europe as the Basis for an Ever Closer Union4.2 Definition of Federal States and Confederations; 4.2.1 The Union ś Lack of Statehood; 4.2.2 The Confederal Concept of the Union as an Association of Sovereign States and Its C̀̀onsequences ́;́ 4.2.3 The Federal Concept of a Compound of Constitutions; 4.2.4 The European Union as Polycentric and Non-state Form of Government; 4.2.5 The È̀uropean Federation ́ ́as Strategy to Overcome the Crisis?; 4.3 Openness and Transparency; 4.4 Proximity: Closeness to the Citizen.
  • 5 Equal Legal Value of the TEU and the TFEU (Paragraph 3, Sentences 1, 2)5.1 European Council Mandate Regarding the Future Structure of the Integration Treaties; 5.2 Classification of Both Treaties; 5.2.1 The Treaty on European Union as C̀̀onstituent Framework Treaty ́;́ 5.2.2 The TFEU as Institutional, Functional and Competence Aspects of the Political Mandate for Integration; 5.3 Interaction of the Treaties; 5.3.1 Monolithic Organisational and Binary Treaty Structure; 5.3.2 Motives of the Contracting Parties; 5.3.3 Supranationality of the Treaties.