The Treaty of Amsterdam : facts, analysis, prospects

Law of Europe > Regional organization and integration (Europe) > The European Communities. Community law > Organization law. Constitution of the European Communities > Treaties establishing and expanding the communities. Basic law > Individual treaties > Treaty of Paris, 1951. Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (Montan-Union) > Texts of, and works on, the treaty > KJE4443

Edition Details

Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): Austria
Publication Information: Wien ; New York : Springer, ©2000
Type: Book
Series title: Schriftenreihe des Forschungsinstituts fu?r Europafragen, Bd. 15.
Permalink: http://books.lawlegal.eu/the-treaty-of-amsterdam-facts-analysis-prospects/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

XXVII, 643 pages ; 23 cm.

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, The Treaty of Amsterdam : facts, analysis, prospects is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

Research References

Providing references to further research sources: Search

More Options

Bibliographic information

Publisher: Springer
Responsable Person: Stefan Griller [and others].
Publication Date: 2000
Copyright Date: 2000
Location: Wien
Country/State: Austria
Number of Editions: 6 editions
First edition Date: 2000
Last edition Date: 2000
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KJE4443
Dewey Code: 341.2422
ISBN: 3211831622 9783211831625
OCLC: 44426767

Main Contents

Origins and Negotiations: Why Another Treaty Reform?; The Pre-IGC Reform Debate; The Starting Point; The Course of the Negotiations; Outline of this Volume.- Structural Issues: The Basic Structure of the Amsterdam Treaty; The Legal Nature of the Union and the Communities; Competence Aspects; Fundamental Rights and Freedoms; Common Principles of EU Membership and Their Enforcement.- Differentiated Integration: Differentiated Integration before and after Amsterdam; “Closer Operation” in the Treaty of Amsterdam; The Exemption Clauses within the Framework of Title IV TEC; Concepts of Differentiated Integration within the Second Pillar; Differentiated Integration within the Third Pillar; “Overlapping issues”: The Schengen Agreement; External Competences in Areas of Differentiated Integration; Conclusions.- Institutional and Procedural Issues: Introduction; Institutional Reform; Procedural Reform; Conclusions.- Common Foreign and Security Policy: Introductory Remarks; The New Provisions; Security and Defence; Excursus: Neutrality and CFSP; Conclusions.- The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Introduction; The New Title IV TEC Relating to the Movement of Persons; The New Third Pillar of the TEU; The Integration of the Schengen-Acquis; Conclusions.- Social Affairs: Employment; The Reform of the Social Policy Provisions; The Background: The End of the UK Opt-Out; The Amsterdam Treaty: Towards a Social Union?.- Conclusions.

Summary Note

The Treaty of Amsterdam affected the constitution of the EU, in internal and external affairs, employment policy and the new option to establish closer co-operation between a group of Member States. This analysis examines areas of the Treaty which are unclear or apparently deficient.

Structured Subjects (Headings):

Unstructured Subjects (Headings):

Europe–European Union countries

The Treaty of Amsterdam : facts, analysis, prospects

The Treaty of Amsterdam : facts, analysis, prospects