1.
The impossible constitutional reconciliation of the BVerfG and the ECJ in the OMT case. A legal analysis of the first preliminary referral of the BVerfG
(Francesco Pennesi/Note)
(Francesco Pennesi/Note)
... Bank, one of the most effective European instruments in counteracting the effects of the Euro-crisis. Despite the apparent willingness of the BVerfG to accept the referring decision of the ECJ, it is clear ...
2.
Deferential dialogues between the Court of Justice and domestic courts regarding the compatibility of the EU Data Retention Directive with (higher?) national fundamental rights standards
(Ioana Pelin-Raducu/Essay)
(Ioana Pelin-Raducu/Essay)
... in the implementation of the 2006 Data Retention Directive in several Member States. The cooperative relationship, called “deference”, is based on the autonomy and voluntary willingness of national courts ...
3.
EU’s Projection of Security Peace Missions as a Tool either for Fusion or Fragmentation
(Gianni Bonvicini/Essay)
(Gianni Bonvicini/Essay)
... be found in the new articles of the Lisbon Treaty but rather in the willingness or otherwise of the member states to use these articles in the most coherent way. ...
4.
What colour for the helmet? Major regional powers and their preferences for UN, regional or ad hoc coalition peace operations
(Chiara Ruffa/Essay)
(Chiara Ruffa/Essay)
... the United Nations. What do major regional powers prefer? Do they opt for the UN, for 'coalitions of the willing', or for regional organizations when establishing peacekeeping missions? And do they tend ...