Fifty years of European integration : foundations and perspectives
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Fifty years of European integration : foundations and perspectives
T.M.C. Asser Press, c2009
Available at 16 libraries
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Includes index
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Description
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the European Economic Community and the 15th anniversary of the European Union, this book brings to the fore 50 years of European integration. It reflects on the foundations of these entities, their present state and their future. It focuses on three important themes that have gained particular importance throughout the years: (1) the constitutional architecture of the Treaties and the role of the institutions and other bodies within the institutional setting; (2) the need for further integration and the possible limits or needs for a more differentiated approach to integration, and (3) the EU's borders and identity, including the issues of enlargement, European neighbourhood policy and EU citizenship. In conclusion, the book raises the question whether the European integration process can serve as a model for other regional integration processes. Hence, it compares the South American, African and Asian integration processes and tries to detect commonalities and differences in relation to the European Union integration process.
The unique character of this book will be particularly appealing to practitioners working in or with the EU institutions and law, both inside the EU as outside, in America, Africa and Asia. It is a valuable source of information for master and graduate students in European law and European studies, and those interested in other regional integration processes.
The Editors of the book are both affiliated to Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, and working in the department of European and International Law. Andrea Ott as a Senior Lecturer in European Union Law and Ellen Vos as a Professor of European Union Law.
Table of Contents
Fifty Years of European Integration: Constitutional Architecture and Institutions.- The Question of The Treaty Architecture: 1957-2007.- Voting in The Council of Ministers: The Impact of Enlargement.- Fifty Years of European Integration, Forty-Five Years of Comitology.- The Court of Justice In The Renewed European Treaties.- The Politics of European Reason and New Reasons For European Politics: The European Union Fundamental Rights Agency.- An Introduction to The Lisbon Treaty: Another Dan Brown Mystery Solved.- Integration, Differentiation and Flexibility.- Eu Constitutional Boundaries to Differentiation: How to Reconcile Differentiation with Integration?.- Accession Treaties: Differentiation Versus Conditionality?.- The Unfinished Business of Enhanced Cooperation: Some Institutional Questions and Their Constitutional Implications.- Towards A More Flexible Approach To Enhanced Cooperation.- Borders in Flux? Geography and Identity of the European Union.- Raising The Threshold For Further Eu Enlargement: Process, Problems and Prospects.- The European Neighbourhood Policy.- With But Without You ... The Europeanisation Of Legal Orders Of The Neighbouring Countries.- European Union Citizenship: The Journey Goes On.- Accession, Transitional Arrangements and Eu Social Citizenship In The Uk - A Failure of Legal Protection?.- Learning Lessons From Romani National Claims: Taking European Citizenship From an Imaginary Community to an Imagined One?.- The EU and the World.- The European Integration Process: An Example For Other Regions?.- The History and Development Of The Andean Community.- Mercosur As Part Of South American Integration Processes.- The Ordeal Of African Unity: Past, Present and Future Of The African Union.- Asean To Afta: From Peace and Security Zone To Free Trade Area and Beyond?.- The Eu In The World: Institutional Independence and Commitment.
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