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EU law and national constitutions: the constitutional dynamics of multi-level governance University of Antwerp
This book provides an in-depth guide to researchers and practitioners who are interested in analyzing the evolution of EU law from a national and comparative constitutional law perspective. The volume deals with questions of how EU Member States’ constitutional systems, including the subnational tier, interact with the supranational level. It maps the evolution over time of constitutional strategies in the face of multi-level governance and ...
The Primacy of EU Law Over National Law: Rule of Law Contested—Reflections on the Case of the Polish Constitutional Court Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In order to understand the Polish case, one has first to zoom out of the case and zoom into the very nature of European integration: Unlike other regional integration mechanisms, like ASEAN, the EU has been built from the outset on the rule of law—the European Court of Justice (EUCJ) therefore is an essential part of the EU´s institutional structure.
The Relationship Between International Treaties and Domestic Law: A View from Albanian Constitutional Law and Practice. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This article addresses the issue of the relationship between
treaties and the domestic legal order of Albania. At the outset,
the article specifically questions the treaty-making and
ratification powers under the auspices of Albanian
constitutional law. The article then models the relationship
between treaties and the Albanian domestic legal order,
arguing that international treaties form part of the national ...
treaties and the domestic legal order of Albania. At the outset,
the article specifically questions the treaty-making and
ratification powers under the auspices of Albanian
constitutional law. The article then models the relationship
between treaties and the Albanian domestic legal order,
arguing that international treaties form part of the national ...
Fifteen years of recent historiography on public and constitutional law in the Low Countries KU Leuven
The Relationship Between International Law and National Law in The Case Of Kosovo: A Constitutional Perspective Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper addresses the relationship between international law and national law in the case of Kosovo, using its constitutional law as a backdrop to the main question of the paper. After introducing the theoretical background to the field in question, the paper argues that the Constitution of Kosovo provides for a monist model of relationship between international law and national law, while recognizing the direct applicability and ...
The Rule of Law in the Case Law of the Belgian Constitutional Court KU Leuven
This article provides an overview of the use of the term "rule of law" (rechtsstaat, état de droit) by the Belgian Constitutional Court. As the use of this term turns out to be very limited, it subsequently analyses the Court's jurisprudence on several key features of a State governed by the rule of law, such as the principle of legal certainty, the principle of proportionality. It then describes some current challenges to the rule of law, such ...
The Rule of Law in the Case Law of the Belgian Constitutional Court KU Leuven
Overview of how the Constitutional Court uses the concept of the "rule of law" and related concepts in its case law.