The Constitution Debate

The paper deals with some of the issues of constitutionalisation of the EU which did not receive much attention from the European Convention. These issues may, nevertheless, be relevant when the results of the Convention’s work are assessed.

The Constitution Debate

Abstract

The paper mainly deals with ‘background’ problems associated with traditions of political thought in general and with basic understandings of European integration in particular. The paper also expounds on how the more recent constitution discussion manifests continuity with the debates that have taken place over the past decades.

The last chapter of the paper deals with the relationship of ‘statics’ and ‘dynamics’ in relation to European constitutional conceptions. The question arises as to whether and to what extent the constitution concept itself is in doubt and whether or not, in connection with this, important functions remain unfulfilled.

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