New Economic Constitutionalism in Europe

George Gerapetritis is Professor of Constitutional Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

• 1. New Economic Constitutionalism: The Concept I. Constitutionalism II. Economic Constitutionalism III. New Economic Constitutionalism2. Impact of New Economic Constitutionalism on Constitution-Making I. European Economic Governance II. Economic Governance in EU Member States III. General Discipline and Stability Clauses IV. Balanced Budget Rule V. Government Debt Benchmarking and State Borrowing VI. Financial Assistance to EU Member States 3. Impact of New Economic Constitutionalism on Constitutional Interpretation I. The Financial Crisis Case Law II. Human Rights Case Law Revisited: The Case of Property 4. Institutional Impact of New Economic Constitutionalism upon Governance I. Parliamentary Default and Executive Empowerment II. Judicial Responsiveness (Jureconomy) III. EU Enhanced Competences 5. Factual Impact of New Economic Constitutionalism upon Politics I. Power Politics II. Divisive Politics III. Cross-Border PoliticsIV. De-Legitimised Politics 6. An EU Recalibration Proposal I. The Principle: Resilient Institutional Constitutionalism II. Multi-Level Representative Governance III. Holistic Deliberativism IV. Global Solidarity and Intergenerational Sustainability