Who's afraid of a European Constitution?
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Who's afraid of a European Constitution?
(Societas : essays in political and cultural criticism, v. 17)
Imprint Academic, c2005
- : pbk
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"This book recasts for publication the Gregynog Lectures for 2004 given in the University of Wales at Aberystwyth in October 2004 under the title 'Europe: a democratically constituted Union?'"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 91)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this short but authoritative book, the nature and purpose of the European Constitution are explained by someone involved in its preparation. The author discusses how it was drafted, and tackles some much debated questions: whether it promises any enhancement of democracy in the EU, whether it implies that the EU is becoming a superstate, and whether it will strengthen the principle of subsidiarity and the protection of human rights.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations used in the text Prologue 1 A democratic deficit 2 How did the Draft Constitution come about? 3 What is in this Constitution? 4 Does it handle human rights satisfactorily? 5 Is it too long and detailed? 6 Do we want a Constitution at all? 7 Will the European Union become a superstate if the Constitution is adopted? 8 Is European-scale democracy possible at all? 9 Accountable executives? 10 What is 'subsidiarity', and why does it matter? 11 Do the 'Regions' get their proper place in Europe? 12 Fisheries as a special problem References
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