Date: 2006
Type: Working Paper
EU Constitutionalism in the State Constitutional Tradition
Working Paper, EUI LAW, 2006/21
WALKER, Neil, EU Constitutionalism in the State Constitutional Tradition, EUI LAW, 2006/21 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/6248
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This paper sets out to examine whether and on what basis it is possible to 'carry over'
the state constitutional tradition to the European Union context. It makes a case for a
context-transcending five-dimensional conception of constitutionalism, embracing legal
order, political system, self-authorization, societal integration and political reflexivity. it
argues that the EU presently possesses a truncated constitutionalism in which only the
first two dimensions are well-developed, and that its long-term legitimacy depends
upon the fuller development of the last three dimensions- whether or not in the form of
a documentary Constitution.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/6248
ISSN: 1725-6739
Series/Number: EUI LAW; 2006/21
Publisher: European University Institute