EU Constitutional Law: An Introduction
Allan Rosas, Lorna Armati - Hart Publishing Limited, 2012
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This second revised edition textbook
brings the story of the EU's constitutional journey up-to-date.The EU's
Constitution, composed of a myriad of legal texts, case law, and practice, is a
moving target, subject to continuous change. The past two years have seen no
slowing in the pace of change. With a wider geographical range than ever, the EU
faces unprecedented political, economic, and cultural challenges, all of which
impact the evolution of its Constitution. Moreover, the crisis in the Eurozone
and the sovereign debt crisis have given rise to the need for a wholly new
chapter focussing on how these crises have necessitated further institutional
reforms. The book succeeds, where others have struggled, to make sense of the
EU's complex constitutional order, focusing on its essential features, but
taking into account the profound changes which have taken place over the past 20
years. The EU has become much more than an internal economic market and has
recently become active in areas such as immigration and third-country nationals,
security and defense policy, and penal law and procedure, while the euro and
sovereign debt crises have triggered an increasing focus on economic and fiscal
policy. EU Constitutional Law: An Introduction underlines the essential values,
principles, and objectives of the integration regime, as well as its basic
normative structure and hierarchy. In this context, the decentralized nature of
the EU is highlighted as an integral part of its constitutional make-up.
Recurring themes include European citizenship, fundamental rights, and the rule
of law. The book also confronts head-on the problems and challenges facing the
EU and the gap which is often perceived between lofty ideals and harsh
realities. It will be useful to students of EU law and European integration, but
will also appeal to a broader audience of researchers and practitioners,
including political scientists.
