The Treaty on European Union (TEU) : a commentary

The Treaty on European Union (TEU) : a commentary

The Treaty on European Union (TEU) : a commentary

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

  • Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Hermann-Josef Blanke, Stelio Mangiameli
  • Language: English
  • Jurisdiction(s): Germany
  • Publication Information: Berlin : Springer, [2013] ©2013
  • Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books, Constitution
  • Material: Document, Internet resource
  • Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
  • Permalink: http://books.lawlegal.eu/the-treaty-on-european-union-teu-a-commentary/ (Stable identifier)

Additional Format

Print version: Blanke, Hermann-Josef. Treaty on European Union (TEU): A Commentary. Dordrecht: Springer, ©2013

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1 online resource (1821 pages)

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, The Treaty on European Union (TEU) : a commentary is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

  • Publisher: Springer
  • Responsable Person: Hermann-Josef Blanke, Stelio Mangiameli, editors.
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Copyright Date: 2013
  • Location: Berlin
  • Country/State: Germany
  • Number of Editions: 11 editions
  • First edition Date: 2013
  • Last edition Date: 2013
  • Languages: English, German
  • Library of Congress Code: KJE4443
  • Dewey Code: 341.2422
  • ISBN: 9783642317064 3642317065 3642317057 9783642317057
  • OCLC: 868921059

Main Contents

Preface; Foreword; Country and Territory Codes; Selected National and International Courts; Abbreviations; Contents; Contributors; Preamble; 1 The “Stratification ? ? of the Preamble; 1.1 Comparing the Preamble to the TEU with the Preamble to the TCE; 1.2 The Preamble to the TEU and the Preamble to the TFEU; 1.3 The Preamble to the Single European Act and the Foundation of the European Union; 1.4 The Preamble to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; 1.5 The Preamble to the Treaty of Lisbon; 2 Role and Contents of the Preamble. 2.1 The “Process ? ? of European Integration and the “Small Steps ? ? Approach: The Ending of the Division of the European Continent2.2 The Cultural Elements, the “Cultural, Religious and Humanist Inheritance ? ? and the “Identity of Europe ? ?; 2.3 The Structural Principles of the European Union; 2.4 The Principles That Refer to the Modus Operandi of the Institutions; 2.5 The European Union Policies; 2.6 European Citizenship and the “Peoples of Europe ? ?; 3 The Issue of the Legal “Relevance ? ? of the Preamble; Table of Cases; References; Title I: Common Provisions. Article 1 [Establishment and Functioning of the Union]1 Fundamental Provision of Integration Policy; 2 The Founding of the European Union (Paragraph 1, First Phrase); 2.1 Founding of the Union Under International Law with Continuing Authority for the Member States; 2.2 The Treaty of Lisbon as a Reform Treaty; 2.3 Domestic Ratification, Implementation Procedures and Constitutional Amendments; 2.4 Title, Legal Nature and Objective of the “European Union ? ?; 3 Conferral of Competences (Paragraph 1, Second Phrase); 4 An Ever Closer Union: A New Step Forward (Paragraph 2). 4.1 The Peoples of Europe as the Basis for an Ever Closer Union4.2 Definition of Federal States and Confederations; 4.2.1 The Union ?s Lack of Statehood; 4.2.2 The Confederal Concept of the Union as an Association of Sovereign States and Its “Consequences ? ?; 4.2.3 The Federal Concept of a Compound of Constitutions; 4.2.4 The European Union as Polycentric and Non-state Form of Government; 4.2.5 The “European Federation ? ? as Strategy to Overcome the Crisis?; 4.3 Openness and Transparency; 4.4 Proximity: Closeness to the Citizen. 5 Equal Legal Value of the TEU and the TFEU (Paragraph 3, Sentences 1, 2)5.1 European Council Mandate Regarding the Future Structure of the Integration Treaties; 5.2 Classification of Both Treaties; 5.2.1 The Treaty on European Union as “Constituent Framework Treaty ? ?; 5.2.2 The TFEU as Institutional, Functional and Competence Aspects of the Political Mandate for Integration; 5.3 Interaction of the Treaties; 5.3.1 Monolithic Organisational and Binary Treaty Structure; 5.3.2 Motives of the Contracting Parties; 5.3.3 Supranationality of the Treaties.

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