Title:Majority Rule, Legitimacy and Political Equality
Author(s):SADURSKI, WojciechDate:2005Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI LAWAbstract:This paper claims that the intuitive and widespread legitimating power of majority rule (MR)
arises from the link between majority rule and the principle of equality of political
opportunity. The egalitarian character ...
Title:Making European Private Law. Governance Design
Author(s):CAFAGGI, Fabrizio; MUIR WATT, HoratiaDate:2008Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The debate concerning the desirability and modes of harmonisation of European Private Law (EPL) has, until now, been mainly concerned with substantive rules. The link between rules and institutions suggests that governance ...
Title:Making Sense of Judicial Lawmaking: a Theory of Theories of Adjudication
Author(s):DYEVRE, ArthurDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:Engaging with the literature on courts and judicial politics, this article argues that one
should distinguish between three theoretical approaches to adjudication and,
correspondingly, three families of theories of ...
Title:Mandating identity : citizenship, kinship laws and plural nationality in the European Union
Author(s):HORVATH, EnikoDate:2006Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:For over a century it has been the case that a person exists, at least for legal purposes, only after she has been recognized by the state. As a unique element of this acknowledgement, nationality has also been an essential ...
Title:Mandating Identity : Citizenship, Kinship Laws and Plural Nationality in the European Union
Author(s):HORVATH, EnikoDate:2007Type of Publication:BookAbstract:For over a century it has been the case that a person exists, at least for legal purposes, only after she has been recognized by the state. As a unique element of this acknowledgement, nationality has also been an essential ...