Author: Nicola Lupo
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782256997
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 385
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This collection analyses the place and the functioning of interparliamentary cooperation in the EU composite constitutional order, taking into account both the European and the national dimensions. The chapters join the recent scholarship on the role of parliaments in the EU after the Treaty of Lisbon.The aim of this volume is to highlight the constitutional significance of interparliamentary cooperation as a permanent feature of EU democracy and as a new parliamentary function as well as to investigate the practical side of this relatively new phenomenon. To this end the contributors are academics and parliamentary officials from all over Europe. The volume discusses the developments in interparliamentary cooperation and its implications for the organisation and procedures of national parliaments and the European Parliament, for the fragmented executive of the EU, and for the democratic legitimacy of the overall EU composite Constitution. These issues are examined by looking at the European legislative process, the European Semester and the Treaty revisions. Moreover, the contributions take into account the effects of interparliamentary cooperation on the internal structure of parliaments and analyse the different models of interparliamentary cooperation, ie from COSAC to the new Interparliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the European Union provided by the Fiscal Compact.
Author: Cristina Fasone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782257004
Category : European Union countries
Languages : en
Pages :
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Introduction. parliaments in the composite European constitution / Cristina Fasone and Nicola Lupo -- The place of national parliaments within the European constitutional order / Leonard Besselink -- Interjudicial dialogue and interparliamentary dialogue in the constitution of the Union / Giuseppe Martinico -- The convention method / Cesare Pinelli -- Interparliamentary cooperation and the simplified revision procedures / Katarzyna Granat -- Bicameralism and interparliamentary cooperation / Antonia Baraggia -- Standing committees in interparliamentary cooperation in the post-Lisbon era : towards the end of the European affairs committees' predominance? / Diane Fromage -- Towards a more politicised interparliamentary cooperation? : the European Parliament's political groups and the European parliamentary week / Nathalie Brack and Thibaud Deruelle -- The role of parliamentary administrations in interparliamentary cooperation / Andreja Pegan andAnna-Lena Högenauer -- The instrumental value of horizontal parliamentary cooperation : subsidiarity review and the political dialogue / Marco Goldoni -- Parliamentary involvement in the economic and monetary union after the Euro crisis / Davor Jančić -- COSAC : birth, evolution, failures and perspectives / Adam Cygan -- The interparliamentary conference on common foreign and security policy : a quest for democratic accountability in EU security governance / Jan Wouters and Kolja Raube -- The interparliamentary conference on stability, economic coordination and governance in the European Union (the "article 13 conference") / Ian Cooper -- Ruling the (dis- )order of interparliamentary cooperation? : the EU speakers' conference / Cristina Fasone -- The role of COSAC in the Europeanisation of national parliaments and in the evolution of interparliamentary cooperation / Davide A Capuano -- The role of COSAC in the changing environment of national parliaments in the EU : an identity crisis? / Bruno A Dias Pinheiro -- The role of the COSAC secretariat within the evolving landscape of interparliamentary cooperation : challenges for the future / Christiana Fryda -- Interparliamentary cooperation in the context of COSAC : a view from the European Parliament / Francisco Gcentmez Martos -- The role of COSAC in EU interparliamentary cooperation: an (endless) quest for an identity / Antonio Esposito -- Reshaping COSAC as a dynamic venue for interparliamentary exchange / Mendeltje van Keulen -- Conclusion : interparliamentary cooperation in the framework of a Euro-national parliamentary system / Cristina Fasone and Nicola Lupo
Author: Kolja Raube
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1786438852
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 545
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In today’s increasingly complex and interdependent world, the role of parliaments in external affairs remains a relatively under explored topic of research. The multiple patterns of global governance are mostly dominated by the executive branches of government, with parliaments relegated to the sidelines. This insightful book aims to challenge this dominant perspective and demonstrate the increased networking of parliaments both within the EU and with external actors outside the EU. It not only sheds light on EU parliamentary cooperation and networking, but also reveals the growing scope and role of parliamentary scrutiny, control and conflict mediation.
Author: Davor Jancic
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192509330
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 353
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A critical assessment by eminent legal and political science experts in the field, this book examines the two key factors which have deeply affected the position of national parliaments in European integration: the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone. Structured in three parts, the book will address the question, 'Do national parliaments exhibit resilience or resignation in these changed politico-legal and socio-economic circumstances in the EU?' Part I investigates the impact of the aforementioned factors against the theoretical concepts of constitutionalism and democratic legitimacy. Part II evaluates the changing nature of parliamentary functions, and Part III appraises the evolving relationships between national parliaments and national governments, national courts, and EU institutions, in addition to surveying the emerging patterns of interparliamentary cooperation. This interdisciplinary collection yields novel insights into how the deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union and the pursuance of new initiatives for parliamentary action impact the shape and nature of EU democracy.
Author: Katarzyna Granat
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1509908684
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 457
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In this book, Katarzyna Granat analyses and evaluates Europe's experience with the Early Warning System (EWS) which allows national parliaments to review draft legislative acts of the European Union for their compatibility with the subsidiarity principle. The EWS was introduced in response to the perceived 'democratic deficit' of the EU and its 'creeping' competences, and represented one of the landmark reforms of the Lisbon Treaty. The purpose of this book is to present and critically analyse the functioning of the new mechanism of subsidiarity review and the role that national parliaments have played within this system. Compared to the existing leading publications on the Europeanisation of national parliaments and contributions on the EU principle of subsidiarity, this book offers – for the first time – a profound legal analysis of the procedure enriched by a comprehensive empirical analysis of the activities of national parliaments. It is directed at scholars of EU law and policy, European and national officials, and legal practitioners working in and with the national legislatures.
Author: Giuseppe Martinico
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000630692
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 175
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Offering a fresh view on the EU constitutionalisation process, the new edition of The Tangled Complexity of the EU Constitutional Process presents three main points: the idea of constitutional complexity, the tension between constitutional evolutionism and constitutional constructivism in the process of European integration, and the functional nature of conflicts in the evolution of the EU. Because of its prodigiousness, European law produces consternation among constitutionalists accustomed to traditional patterns of power. This book argues that while constitutional conflicts have frequently been depicted as elements of disturbance along the path towards legal coherence, they are physiological and might even be functional to the development of the European legal order, which should not be understood in a deterministic manner. The new edition will be of particular interest to academics and students in the disciplines of law, international relations, and political science.
Author: Elena Griglio
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1509925708
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 287
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Oversight of executives has always been a key function of parliaments and one that is central to developing the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government. However, in reality governments are taking a more pronounced role in controlling legislation, diluting the influence of parliament. This book plots this trend in parliaments across Europe, to illustrate points of convergence and divergence. In so doing, it suggest tools and methods that parliaments can develop to bolster their crucial oversight role.
Author: Steven Blockmans
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538145812
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Representative democracy remains the best available form of government – and the one preferred by most EU citizens, but satisfaction with how it plays out varies greatly across the continent. Among the perceived weaknesses are high levels of political corruption, low resilience to disinformation, and out-of-touch governing elites. Yet there is some hope that direct channels for citizens to express their concerns and preferences, fact-based deliberation in representative bodies and robust mechanisms to hold governments to account can help save European democracy from the onslaught of populism. This volume draws together proposals into a framework reflecting the four cumulative criteria used by modern political theorists to assess the health of a democracy: inclusion, choice, deliberation and impact. Its expert contributors offer pragmatic ideas to strengthen representative democracy at both the national and EU level.
Author: Robert Schütze
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191058793
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1441
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Since the 1957 Rome Treaty, the European Union has changed dramatically - in terms of its composition, scope and depth. Originally established by six Western European States, the EU today has 28 Members and covers almost the entire European continent; and while initially confined to establishing a "common market", the EU has come to influence all areas of political, economic and social life. In parallel with this enormous geographic and thematic expansion, the constitutional and legislative principles underpinning the European Union have constantly evolved. This three-volume study aims to provide an authoritative academic treatment of European Union law. Written by leading scholars and practitioners, each chapter offers a comprehensive and critical assessment of the state of the law. Doctrinal in presentation, each volume nonetheless tries to present a broader historical and comparative perspective. Volume I provides an analysis of the constitutional principles governing the European Union. It covers the history of the EU, the constitutional foundations, the institutional framework, legislative and executive governance, judicial protection, and external relations. Volume II explores the structure of the internal market, while Volume III finally analyses the internal and external substantive policies of the EU.
Author: Diane Fromage
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429589980
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 181
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This book considers national parliaments’ and the European Parliament’s role in European Union (EU) economic governance. It examines the recent strengthening of parliamentary involvement, limitations to improvements, and where and how democratic deficits still exist. It also provides the basis for some reflections concerning possible future evolutions and improvements to EU economic governance. The EU’s economic governance framework has been significantly strengthened as a response to the 2008 economic and financial crisis, and the establishment of a new Banking Union in 2013. It is thus key to determine whether these additional transfers of powers to the EU level have been accompanied by an equivalent empowerment of the national and European legislatures, allowing them to ensure adequate democratic legitimation. The chapters comprehensively re-examine the democratic (throughput) legitimacy of, and within, the EU’s economic governance by focusing on national parliaments, on the European Parliament, and on mechanisms for interparliamentary cooperation. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of European Integration.
