Federalism in the European Union de Elke Cloots

Federalism in the European Union: Modern Studies in European Law

Editat de Elke Cloots, Professor Dr Geert De Baere, Stefan Sottiaux

en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 sep 2012

This edited volume aims to reveal the Janus-faced character of federalism in the European Union. Federalism appears in two main forms in the EU. On the one hand, numerous formerly unitary Member States have embarked on a path towards a (quasi-)federal governance structure. On the other hand, the EU itself is sometimes qualified as a federal system. Significantly, the concept of federalism has a very different, even opposite, connotation in both contexts. When associated with Member State reform, federalism is regarded as a technique for accommodating autonomy claims of sub-state nations. By contrast, when federalism is used as a label for the EU itself, it is conceived as a far-reaching way of integrating the nations of Europe. This dual appearance of federalism in the EU context is central to the structure of the book. The first collection of essays addresses the question whether the EU may be described as a federal system, and whether it can learn from existing federations. In the second set of contributions, the attention shifts to domestic federalisation processes, more particularly to the impact of these processes on EU law and vice versa.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781849462426
ISBN-10: 1849462429
Pagini: 438
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.79 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Hart Publishing
Seria Modern Studies in European Law

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

This collection of essays aims to reveal the Janus-faced character of federalism in the European Union.The first half of the book focus on domestic federalisation processes, and more specifically their impact on EU Law and vice versa.The second half of the book addresses whether the EU itself can be described as a federal system and whether it can learn from existing federations.The contributors to the book are experts in the field.

Notă biografică

Elke Cloots is a Researcher at the University of Leuven and a Fellow of the Research Foundation-Flanders.Geert De Baere is Assistant Professor of International Law and EU Law at the University of Leuven, and senior member of the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies.Stefan Sottiaux is Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law and Discrimination Law at the University of Leuven.

Cuprins

Introduction: Federalism's Janus Face Elke Cloots, Geert De Baere and Stefan SottiauxPART I: FEDERALISM IN THE EU'S CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE 1. EU Federalism in 3-D Koen Lenaerts2. Federalism and Jurisdiction Pavlos Eleftheriadis3. Federalism, the EU and International Law: On the Possible (and Necessary) Role of Subsidiarity in LegitimateMultilevel Trade Governance Alexia Herwig4. The Court of Justice as a Federal Constitutional Court: A Comparative Perspective Monica Claes and Maartje de Visser5. The Dual System of Rights Protection in the European Union in Light of US Federalism Aida Torres Pérez6. Federalism and International Relations in the European Union and the United States: A Comparative OutlookGeert De Baere and Kathleen GutmanPART II: EU LAW AND MEMBER STATE FEDERALISM 7. European Ties that Bind: Political or Cultural? Helder De Schutter8. Does EU Decision-Making Take into Account Regional Interests? Piet Van Nuffel9. The Role of Sub-State Entities in the EU Decision-Making Processes: A Comparative Constitutional Law Approach Nikos Skoutaris10. Autonomous Constitutional Regions in a Federal Europe Joxerramon Bengoetxea11. The European Court of Justice and the Devolution of Taxation Powers Suzanne Kingston12. The Impact of EU Law on the Devolution of Social Powers in the Member States Herwig Verschueren13. EU Law and Language Regulation in (Quasi-)Federal Member StatesElke Cloots and Stefan Sottiaux14. The European Court of Justice and Member State Federalism: Balancing or Categorisation? Elke Cloots15. The Impact of 'Regional Blindness' on the Italian Regional State Giuseppe Martinico16. The Spanish State Structure and EU Law: The View of the Spanish Constitutional Court Maite Zelaia Garagarza17. Economic and Monetary Union: Caught between Brussels and Luxembourg? The Influence of EU Lawon Belgian Federalism Case Law Stef Feyen

Recenzii

...the book offers an important contribution to the study of EU constitutional law; it lays down rigorous theoretical and methodological foundations for further inquiries into "Federalism and the EU" topics and provides much useful information. The extensive use of comparison is to be welcomed because it makes it possible to highlight differences between the EU federalising process and constitutional life in other, better-established federal systems
In addressing the question of how the decentralisation of public authority within a Member State interrelates with European Union law, the book fills a significant gap in scholarly literature. Further, it offers some interesting insights into how federalism relates to the structure of the EU itself.The large variety of issues covered by the book makes it a good read, with interesting and sometimes brilliant analysis, for anyone interested in EU law. The book is particularly noteworthy as it participates in a slowly emerging debate on the relation between the Member State's sub-national authorities and EU law.While there is as yet no principled and coherent approach to EU law towards local and regional autonomies within its Member States, the book provides some answers and provides a valuable starting point for anyone interested in further research on the topic.
...the contributions are well written and make for stimulating reading.

Descriere

Federalism appears in two main forms in the EU. On the one hand, numerous formerly unitary Member States have embarked on a path towards a (quasi-)federal governance structure. On the other hand, the EU itself is sometimes qualified as a federal system. These essays explore this dual appearance of federalism in the EU context.