Research Handbook on European Constitutional Law

Edited by Leonard F.M. Besselink, Professor of Constitutional Law, Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Nicola Lupo, Professor of Constitutional and Public Law in the Department of Law and Institutions, LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy and Mattias Wendel, Professor of Public Law and European Law, Director of the Hamburg Centre of European Law,University of Hamburg, Germany

• ContentsIntroduction to the Research Handbook on European Constitutional Law xivLeonard Besselink, Nicola Lupo and Mattias WendelPART I  FOUNDATIONSSection 1.1 Concept and Theory1 The nature and concept of European constitutional law 5Leonard Besselink2 Theoretical perspectives on EU constitutional law 21Jan KomárekSection 1.2 Basic Principles3 European democracy 47Sébastien Platon4 Rule of law 67Laurent Pech5 Federal principles 89Robert Schütze6 Common constitutional traditions 105Jacques Ziller7 National identity 123Elke ClootsSection 1.3 Normative Characteristics and Effects8 Autonomy 145Pavlos Eleftheriadis9 Primacy of EU law 159Monica Claes10 Direct effect – Van Gend & Loos versus the new direct effect 179Juliane KokottPART II  THE INDIVIDUAL IN EUROPEAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAWSection 2.1 Fundamental Rights11 A three-layered system of fundamental rights 203Daniel Thym12 EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: an ongoing transformation of scopeand structure 223Aida Torres Perez13 The enforcement of EU fundamental rights 243Christoph GrabenwarterSection 2.2 Citizenship14 A constitutional reading of EU citizenship law 259Niamh Nic Shuibhne and Theodore KonstadinidesPART III  GOVERNMENTAL ARCHITECTURESection 3.1 Competences and Interactions15 The system of government and the separation of powers 281Cesare Pinelli16 The delimitation and the use of EU competences 299Sacha Garben17 Constitutional conflict and contestation 319Matej Avbelj18 Permeability, sincere cooperation, dialogue: ensuring integrative pluralism 337Mattias WendelSection 3.2 Powers19 Constituent power 357Bruno De Witte20 Legislative power(s) 367Cristina Fasone21 Presidential power(s) 395Franz C Mayer22 Executive power(s) 419Joana Mendes23 Judicial power(s) 441Marek Safjan24 Specialized and independent powers 461Edoardo ChitiPART IV  CRISIS AND RESPONSESection 4.1 Challenges and Resilience25 The European constitutional challenge – The Europe of ‘then’ and ‘now’ 481J H H Weiler and Andreas P Müller26 EU constitutional resilience: on the mutual dependence of the rule of lawand democracy at both EU and Member State levels 509András Jakab and Lando KirchmairSection 4.2 Reform27 Reform 531Ben Smulders

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