Lock, Tobias (2009) Why the European Union is Not a State: Some Critical Remarks. European Constitutional Law Review, 5 (3). pp. 407-420. ISSN 1744-5515

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Abstract

German Constitutional Court decision of 30 June 2009 on the compatibility of the Lisbon Treaty with the German Constitution – Analysis of inconsistencies – Differences between the EU and a state – Sovereignty of the member states and Kompetenz-Kompetenz – Argument for a relative concept of sovereignty – Sovereignty and the right to withdraw – Critical analysis of BVerfG’s assessment of the EU’s democratic deficit and denial of the importance of the European Parliament

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	German Constitution; Lisbon Treaty; European Union; State; Critical Remarks;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Law
Item ID:	11834
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1574019609004076
Depositing User:	Tobias Lock
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2019 16:32
Journal or Publication Title:	European Constitutional Law Review
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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