Author (Person) | Bellamy, Richard, Schoenlau, Justus |
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Series Title | Constitutionalism Web-Papers (ConWEB) |
Series Details | No 6, 2003 |
Publication Date | 2003 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract Constitutional politics is often contrasted with normal politics as being more deliberative and so able to produce a principled consensus rather than a compromise. This article qualifies this view. The authors argue that the potential exists for reasonable disagreement even over such basic constitutional principles as rights. As a result,a constitution can only be agreed by employing the arts of compromise typical of normal politics. Indeed, a prime role of constitutional politics lies in showing how conflicts can be normalised. The authors illustrate their argument via a detailed analysis of the various political compromises employed by the convention to draft the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofPoliticsInternationalStudies/FileStore/ConWEBFiles/Filetoupload,5309,en.pdf |
Subject Categories | Values and Beliefs |
Countries / Regions | Europe |