Author (Person) | Abromeit, Heidrun, Wolf, Sebastian |
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Series Title | European Integration Online Papers (EIOP) |
Series Details | Vol.9 (2005), No.11 |
Publication Date | 2005 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
The article explores whether the Constitutional Treaty may provide more legitimacy for governance in the European Union. After presenting a list of normative criteria, relevant parts of the Constitutional Treaty are summarised and evaluated. It is concluded that the Constitutional Treaty's 'added value' is rather small: the document does not make the complicated nature of Union powers and Union decision-making visible and understandable to the public; the vertical and horizontal checks on the use of Union power are suboptimal; the EU's weak 'input legitimacy' is not strengthened. On the other side, the Constitutional Treaty might provide for a better protection of fundamental rights at the supranational level. Hence, as regards enhanced legitimacy, the overall picture, albeit somewhat daunting, is not altogether bleak. |
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Source Link | http://eiop.or.at/eiop/pdf/2005-011.pdf |
Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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