National Constitutions in European and Global Governance : : National Reports.

• Author: Albi, Anneli.
• TeilnehmendeR: Bardutzky, Samo.
• Place / Publishing House: The Hague : : T.M.C. Asser Press,, 2019.; ©2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1522 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- In Memoriam Kristīne Krūma -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Revisiting the Role and Future of National Constitutions in European and Global Governance: Introduction to the Research Project -- Abstract -- 1 The Reasons for Revisiting the Role of the National Constitutions -- 2 Overview of the ERC-Funded Research Project 'The Role and Future of National Constitutions in European and Global Governance' -- 3 The Questionnaire -- 4 The Constitutional Law Experts -- 5 The National Reports and the Timeline of the Project -- 6 The Structure of the Two-Volume Book: The Categorisation and Typology of Europe's National Constitutional Cultures -- 7 The Comparative Study: Outlining the Broader Trends and Processes Emerging from the National Reports -- 8 The Broader Importance of the Project for the Future Direction of Travel for National, Comparative European, EU and Global Constitutionalism -- References -- 2 Questionnaire for the Constitutional Law Experts of the Research Project 'The Role and Future of National Constitutions in European and Global Governance' -- Abstract -- 1 Constitutional Amendments Regarding EU Membership -- 1.1 Constitutional Culture -- 1.2 The Amendment of the Constitution in Relation to the European Union -- 1.3 Conceptualising Sovereignty and the Limits to the Transfer of Powers -- 1.4 Democratic Control - National Parliaments and Referendums -- 1.5 The Reasons for, and the Role of, EU Amendments -- 2 Constitutional Rights, the Rule of Law and EU Law -- 2.1 The Position of Constitutional Rights and the Rule of Law in the Constitution -- 2.2 The Balancing of Fundamental Rights and Economic Freedoms in EU Law -- 2.3 Constitutional Rights, the European Arrest Warrant and EU Criminal Law -- 2.3.1 The Presumption of Innocence.

2.3.2 Nullum Crimen, Nulla Poena Sine Lege -- 2.3.3 Fair Trial and In Absentia Judgments -- 2.3.4 The Right to a Fair Trial - Practical Challenges Regarding a Trial Abroad -- 2.3.5 The Right to Effective Judicial Protection: The Principle of Mutual Recognition in EU Criminal Law and Abolition of the Exequatur in Civil and Commercial Matters -- 2.3.6 Constitutional Rights Regarding Other Aspects of EU Criminal Law -- 2.4 The EU Data Retention Directive -- 2.5 Unpublished or Secret Legislation -- 2.6 Rights and General Principles of Law in the Context of Market Regulation: Property Rights, Legal Certainty, Non-retroactivity and Proportionality -- 2.7 The ESM Treaty, Austerity Programmes and the Democratic, Rule-of-Law-Based State -- 2.8 Judicial Review of EU Measures: Access to Justice and the Standard of Review -- 2.9 Other Constitutional Rights and Principles -- 2.10 Common Constitutional Traditions -- 2.11 Article 53 of the Charter and the Issue of Stricter Constitutional Standards -- 2.12 Democratic Debate on Constitutional Rights and Values -- 2.13 Experts' Analysis on the Protection of Constitutional Rights in EU Law -- 3 Constitutional Issues in Global Governance -- 3.1 Constitutional Rules on International Organisations and the Ratification of Treaties -- 3.2 The Position of International Law in National Law -- 3.3 Democratic Control -- 3.4 Judicial Review -- 3.5 The Social Welfare Dimension of the Constitution -- 3.6 Constitutional Rights and Values in Selected Areas of Global Governance -- References -- Political or Historical Constitutions: The Predominance of Parliament with the Absence of or a Weak Role for a Constitutional Court, and a Generic or ECHR-Based Bill of Rights -- 3 Europe's Gift to the United Kingdom's Unwritten Constitution - Juridification -- Abstract -- 1 Constitutional Amendments Regarding EU Membership.

1.1 Constitutional Culture -- 1.2 The Amendment of the Constitution in Relation to the European Union -- 1.3 Conceptualising Sovereignty and the Limits to the Transfer of Powers -- 1.4 Democratic Control -- 1.5 The Reasons for, and the Role of, EU Amendments -- 2 Constitutional Rights, the Rule of Law and EU Law -- 2.1 The Position of Constitutional Rights and the Rule of Law in the Constitution -- 2.2 The Balancing of Fundamental Rights and Economic Freedoms in EU Law -- 2.3 Constitutional Rights, the European Arrest Warrant and EU Criminal Law -- 2.3.1 The Presumption of Innocence -- 2.3.2 Nullum Crimen, Nulla Poena Sine Lege -- 2.3.3 Fair Trial and In Absentia Judgments -- 2.3.4 The Right to a Fair Trial - Practical Challenges Regarding a Trial Abroad -- 2.3.5 The Right to Effective Judicial Protection: The Principle of Mutual Recognition in EU Criminal Law and Abolition of the Exequatur in Civil and Commercial Matters -- 2.4 The EU Data Retention Directive -- 2.5 Unpublished or Secret Legislation -- 2.6 Rights and General Principles of Law in the Context of Market Regulation: Property Rights, Legal Certainty, Non-retroactivity and Proportionality -- 2.7 The ESM Treaty, Austerity Programmes and the Democratic, Rule-of-Law-Based State -- 2.8 Judicial Review of EU Measures: Access to Justice and the Standard of Review -- 2.9 Other Constitutional Rights and Principles -- 2.10 Common Constitutional Traditions -- 2.11 Article 53 of the Charter and the Issue of Stricter Constitutional Standards -- 2.12 Democratic Debate on Constitutional Rights and Values -- 2.13 Experts' Analysis on the Protection of Constitutional Rights in EU Law -- 3 Constitutional Issues in Global Governance -- 3.1 Constitutional Rules on International Organisations and the Ratification of Treaties -- 3.2 The Position of International Law in National Law -- 3.3 Democratic Control.

3.4 Judicial Review -- 3.5 The Social Welfare Dimension of the Constitution -- 3.6 Constitutional Rights and Values in Selected Areas of Global Governance -- References -- 4 The Constitution of Malta: Reflections on New Mechanisms for Synchrony of Values in Different Levels of Governance -- Abstract -- 1 Constitutional Amendments Regarding EU Membership -- 1.1 Constitutional Culture -- 1.2 The Amendment of the Constitution in Relation to the European Union -- 1.3 Conceptualising Sovereignty and the Limits to the Transfer of Powers -- 1.4 Democratic Control -- 1.5 The Reasons for, and the Role of, EU Amendments -- 2 Constitutional Rights, the Rule of Law and EU Law -- 2.1 The Position of Constitutional Rights and the Rule of Law in the Constitution -- 2.2 The Balancing of Fundamental Rights and Economic Freedoms in EU Law -- 2.3 Constitutional Rights, the European Arrest Warrant and EU Criminal Law -- 2.3.1 The Presumption of Innocence -- 2.3.2 Nullum crimen, nulla poena, sine lege -- 2.3.3 Fair Trial and In Absentia Judgments -- 2.3.4 Fair Trial - Practical Challenges -- 2.3.5 Effective Judicial Protection: Mutual Recognition in EU Criminal Law and Abolition of the Exequatur in Civil and Commercial Matters -- 2.3.6 Constitutional Rights Regarding Other Aspects of EU Criminal Law -- 2.4 The EU Data Retention Directive -- 2.5 Unpublished or Secret Legislation -- 2.6 Rights and General Principles of Law in the Context of Market Regulation: Property Rights, Legal Certainty, Non-retroactivity and Proportionality -- 2.7 The ESM Treaty, Austerity Programmes and the Democratic, Rule-of-Law-Based State -- 2.8 Judicial Review of EU Measures: Access to Justice and the Standard of Review -- 2.9 Other Constitutional Rights and Principles -- 2.10 Common Constitutional Traditions.

2.11 Article 53 of the EU Charter and the Issue of Stricter Constitutional Standards -- 2.12 Democratic Debate on Constitutional Rights and Values -- 2.13 The Protection of Constitutional Rights in EU Law -- 3 Constitutional Issues in Global Governance -- 3.1 Constitutional Rules on International Organisations and the Ratification of Treaties -- 3.2 The Position of International Law in National Law -- 3.3 Democratic Control -- 3.4 Judicial Review -- 3.5 The Social Welfare Dimension of the Constitution -- 3.6 Constitutional Rights and Values in Selected Areas of Global Governance -- References -- 5 The Netherlands: The Pragmatics of a Flexible, Europeanised Constitution -- Abstract -- 1 Constitutional Amendments Regarding EU Membership -- 1.1 Constitutional Culture -- 1.2 The Amendment of the Constitution in Relation to the European Union -- 1.3 Conceptualising Sovereignty and the Limits to the Transfer of Powers -- 1.4 Democratic Control -- 1.5 The Reasons for, and the Role of, EU Amendments -- 2 Constitutional Rights, the Rule of Law and EU Law -- 2.1 The Position of Constitutional Rights and the Rule of Law in the Constitution -- 2.2 The Balancing of Fundamental Rights and Economic Freedoms in EU Law -- 2.3 Constitutional Rights, the European Arrest Warrant and EU Criminal Law -- 2.3.1 The Presumption of Innocence -- 2.3.2 Nullum crimen sine lege praevia -- 2.3.3 Trial In Absentia -- 2.4 The EU Data Retention Directive -- 2.5 Unpublished or Secret Legislation -- 2.6 Rights and General Principles of Law in the Context of Market Regulation: Property Rights, Legal Certainty, Non-retroactivity and Proportionality -- 2.7 The ESM Treaty, Austerity Programmes and the Democratic, Rule-of-Law-Based State -- 2.8 Judicial Review of EU Measures: Access to Justice and the Standard of Review -- 2.9 Other Constitutional Rights and Principles.

2.10 Common Constitutional Traditions.