The EU and Constitutional Time: The Significance of Time in Constitutional Change - Couverture rigide

Fichera, Massimo

 
9781789908992: The EU and Constitutional Time: The Significance of Time in Constitutional Change
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 178990899X ISBN 13 : 9781789908992
Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

This insightful book examines the inherent fragility of modern liberal constitutionalism and shows how it is in the nature of every constitutional community, including the European Union, to try to protract its own duration as much as possible. The book considers the strengths, weaknesses, tensions, and contradictions of European constitutionalism using the lens of constitutional time.



The author’s claim is that duration should not be sought just for its own sake: an internal link between constitutionalism and democracy should be ensured. He suggests two options to achieve this objective. The first centres on decision-making at the subnational or local level and by intermediate bodies, including cities and regions as well as political parties and private bodies. The second focuses on the promotion of socio-economic rights and welfare standards. Through these debates a theory of 'communal constitutionalism' is proposed – placing emphasis on the role of future generations. Combining temporal and reflexive dimensions it addresses the questions of how to be 'secure' and what it means for the EU polity to be 'secure'.



This expertly crafted book will be essential reading for students and scholars of constitutional and administrative law, European law, and legal theory. It will also be of interest to political scientists looking at European constitutionalism and sociologists interested in the development of law beyond the State.

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À propos de l'auteur

Massimo Fichera, Associate Professor in Philosophy of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands

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Éditeur
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
178990899X
ISBN 13 
9781789908992
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
180
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Personne responsable
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