Beyond federal dogmatics : the influence of European Union law on Belgian constitutional case law regarding federalism /

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The relationship between EU law and national constitutional law, including constitutional law in federalism matters, has been subject to an ongoing scholarly debate. This monograph contributes to this debate in two ways. The author argues for an approach to constitutional law that goes beyond the cl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Feyen, Stef
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Louvain, Belgium : Leuven University Press, Ã2013.
Temas:
European Union.
European Union
Federal government > Belgium.
Constitutional law > Belgium.
International and municipal law > Belgium.
Droit constitutionnel > Belgique.
Droit international et droit interne > Belgique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
LAW > International.
Constitutional law
Federal government
International and municipal law
Belgium
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • _GoBack; Foreword; Reader information and acknowledgments; Some commonly used abbreviations; Introduction; General purpose and method: beyond dogmatics; General object: federalism; 1.; Influence and the toolbox concept:; Some preliminary considerations pertaining to method; 1.1 Methodological problems pertaining to the object of the inquiry; 1.2 The toolbox concept ; 2.; Belgian federalism: A cursory overview; 2.1 A doubly stratified federal structure; 2.2 Bipolar and centrifugal federalism institutionalized; ; 2.3 The Constitutional Court situated in the Belgian federal system; 3.
  • The Belgian Constitutional Court and federalism3.1 Different ways of examining (case- )law; 3.2 "Foundational" principles; 3.2.1 Conferral; 3.2.2 Material exclusivity; 3.2.3 Territorial exclusivity; 3.3 "Incidental" principles in the toolbox; 3.3.1 Specific "(con)textual" constraints; 3.3.2 Proportionality; 3.3.3 Federal loyalty; 3.3.4 Implied powers; 3.3.5 Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); 3.4 Interaction in the Constitutional Court's toolbox; 4.; European influence on Constitutional Court case law; 4.1 Preliminary observations; 4.2 European law and the Constitutional Court
  • 4.3 European law as a streamlining tool4.3.1 European law as a (quasi) political tool for evacuation of conflict; 4.3.2 European law as an argumentative tool in the context of the EMU; 4.3.3 European law as an argumentative tool reinforcing cooperation ; 4.4 Rule of law values and the limits of instrumentalization by the Constitutional Court; 4.4.1 Authoritative texts; 4.4.2 Precedent ; 4.4.3 Coherence, with the example of coherent EMU-principles; 4.5 More explanatory value? Two caveats; 5.; Three partial explanations and the road ahead
  • 5.1 Integration of European law in constitutional jurisprudence5.2 The (ever) expanding Europe; 5.3 Diversity in unity: autonomous concepts; 5.4 The road ahead; Conclusion

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