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The constitutional future of the European Union

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The formal distinction between a treaty and a constitution is much less important than the question of who is authorized to interpret and amend it. The judges of the European Court of Justice interpret the Treaty by simple majority, while unanimity of the member-states would be required to reverse these decisions. The European Union needs a Court whose judges are empanelled from, and selected by, the highest courts of the member-states. The Treaty on European Union violates three fundamental constitutional principles: (i) the principle of the separation of powers, (ii) the democratic principle, and (iii) the principle of subsidiarity. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1996

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  • Roland Vaubel, 1996. "The constitutional future of the European Union," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 7(4), pages 317-324, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:copoec:v:7:y:1996:i:4:p:317-324
    DOI: 10.1007/BF00119272
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    1. Roland Vaubel, 1996. "Constitutional safeguards against centralization in federal states: An international cross-section analysis," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 7(2), pages 79-102, June.
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