... Thus, the co-operative federal experience of India gave way to competitive federalism. Since then, the congress party had been looking for an opportunity to dismantle the first communist ministry in Kerala. ...
At the end of May 2019, European citizens will be called to elect their representatives to the European Parliament. These elections are both uncertain, as the situation in which they intervene is unique, ...
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Subnational constitutions between asymmetry in fundamental rights protection and the principle of non-discrimination: a comparison between Belgium (Charter for Flanders) and Switzerland
(Matteo Monti/Essay)
(Matteo Monti/Essay)
... the compatibility of asymmetry in fundamental rights with the equality principle, looking at the so-called Charter for Flanders (Handvest voor Vlaanderen, in Flemish) in the light of the Swiss experience. ...
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A ‘second youth’ for the EU Speakers’ Conference? A critical appraisal of its ‘quasi-constitutional’ role
(Cristina Fasone/Essay)
(Cristina Fasone/Essay)
... for other inter-parliamentary venues. It has also been argued that the coordinating function of the EU Speakers’ Conference can be much more effective when looking at its ‘quasi-constitutional’ role, and ...
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History of a (Limited) Success: Five Points on the Representativeness of the Committee of the Regions
(Giuseppe Martinico/Essay)
(Giuseppe Martinico/Essay)
... application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. This will be done by looking at a recent resolution of the CoR on a proposal made by the EU Commission to amend Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. ...
... claims, it remains the case that the former are “weaker” than the latter, and are more subject to pressure from the central government. This is also confirmed by looking at the mechanisms through which ...
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How to Bridge the Gaps between Competing Paradigms for EU Law: An Introduction
(Marta Simoncini and Gert Straetmans/Editorial)
(Marta Simoncini and Gert Straetmans/Editorial)
... different risks.On the anniversary of sixty years of the Rome Treaties, this Special Issue aims to reflect on the paradigms for EU law looking beyond their competing accounts of EU integration. The analysis ...
... we will highlight the most critical concerns connected to secrecy, confidentiality and inviolability of documents, looking not only at the ESM Treaty but also at relevant documents approved by its bodies ...
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The Role of Subnational Constitutions in Accommodating Centrifugal Tendencies within European States: Flanders, Catalonia and Scotland Compared
(Dirk Hanschel/Essay)
(Dirk Hanschel/Essay)
Looking at federalism (Belgium), quasi-federalism (Spain) and devolution (United Kingdom), this paper shows that regional autonomy of Flanders, Catalonia and Scotland may be strengthened through a strong ...
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National Supreme Courts and the EU Legal Order: Building a European Judicial Community through Networking
(Simone Benvenuti/Essay)
(Simone Benvenuti/Essay)
... 267 TFUE. This is done by looking not just at actual judicial practice, but more in general at the elaboration of a common understanding on the matter within transnational judicial networks. The article ...
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The international role of the European Parliament: The SWIFT Affair and the ‘re-assessed’ European institutional balance of power
(Maria Romaniello/Essay)
(Maria Romaniello/Essay)
... evidence and to identify the most significant aspects that have emerged in parliamentary practice. The paper focuses on the SWIFT affair and, by looking at the novelties introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, ...
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The Importance of Consistent Interpretation in Subnational Constitutional Contexts: Old Wine in New Bottles?
(Giuseppe Martinico/Essay)
(Giuseppe Martinico/Essay)
... to fully fledged federal states) especially looking at the lower courts. This paper is structured as follows: first, I am going to recall the debate on the consequences- in terms of legal uncertainty- ...
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Constitutional Failure or Constitutional Odyssey? What Can We Learn From Comparative Law?
(Giuseppe Martinico/Review article)
(Giuseppe Martinico/Review article)
... – by describing the EU as an example of “evolutionary constitutionalism” – and a pragmatic one (i.e., looking at the functioning of concrete constitutional experiences), I will focus my paper on this ...