Post-Soviet Constitutions and Challenges of Regional Integration

Roman Petrov is Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law at the National University of 'Kyiv-Mohyla Academy', Ukraine.Peter Van Elsuwege is Professor in EU Law at Ghent University, Belgium.

• IntroductionPart 1. European and Eurasian integration initiatives: constitutional challenges1. The evolution of constitutionalism in the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe: some lessons for the post-Soviet space2. Protecting the rule of law in post-Soviet states: the relevance of European and Eurasian integration3.The Eurasian Economic Union: balancing sovereignty and integration4.The Association Agreements between the EU and Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine: constitutional issues of sovereignty and legitimacy Part 2. Constitutional orders of the post-Soviet countries and their adaptability to European and Eurasian integration 5.The constitutional order of Ukraine and its adaptability to the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement6.The constitutional order of Georgia and its adaptability to the EU-Georgia Association Agreement 7.The constitutional order of Moldova and the challenge of multi-vector integration8.From European integration process to the Eurasian Economic Union. The case of Armenia9.The constitutional order of Belarus and its adaptability to the Eurasian Economic Union. A ‘living constitution’ workaround10.The constitutional order of the Russian Federation and its adaptability to European and Eurasian integration projects11.The constitutional order of Kazakhstan and its adaptability to the Eurasian Economic UnionConcluding Remarks

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