TY - BOOK AU - Albi, Anneli, ed. AU - Albi,Anneli TI - The European constitution and national constitutions: ratification and beyond SN - 9041125248 PY - 2007/// CY - Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands : PB - Kluwer Law International, KW - Constitutional law KW - European Union countries KW - Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe (2004) N1 - Chapter 1 Introduction: The European Constitution and National Constitutions in the Context of 'Post-national Constitutionalism' -- Anneli Albi 1. Introduction: Constitution, State and Post-National Constitutionalism -- 2. Outline of the Book -- 3. A Treaty or a Constitution? -- 4. Referendums -- 5. The Supremacy Clause -- 6. Amendment of National Constitutions in the Light of 'Multilevel' or 'Intertwined Constitutionalism' -- Part I Ratification of the Constitutional Treaty and the Impact on National Constitutions -- Chapter 2 Ratification of the European Constitution in Lithuania and its Impact on the National Constitutional System Irmantas Jarukaitis -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Constitutional Act on the Membership of Lithuania in the EU -- 3. Ratification of the TCE in Lithuania -- 4. The TCE and the National Constitution -- Chapter 3 Ratification of the European Constitution in Hungary: Problems and Challenges old T Jenő Czuczai -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Ratification Process in Parliament and the Issue of a Referendum -- 3. The 'Reservation' on Minority Rights in the Ratification Act -- 4. Challenges Concerning the Impact of the TCE in Hungary -- 5. Conclusions -- Chapter 4 The Ratification of the European Constitutional Treaty in Italy Marta Cartabia -- 1. Ratification as a Matter of Speed in Italy -- 2. Article 11 of the Italian Constitution and the Procedure for the 2. 3. Ratification of European Treaties -- 3. The Consultative Referendum of 1989 on the European Constitution and the Need for a Constitutional Procedure -- 4.The Main Issues in the Parliamentary Debate -- Chapter 5 Spain's Ratification of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe: Prior Constitutional Review, Referendum and Parliamentary Approval Pablo Perez Tremps and Alejandro Saiz Arnaiz -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Political and Constitutional Framework -- 3. The Ratification Process -- 3.1 Constitutional Court Declaration No. 1/2004 of 13 December 2004 -- 3.2 The Referendum of 20 February 2005 3.3 Parliament's Approval of Organic Law No. 1/2005 of 20 May 2005, Authorizing Spain's Ratification of the TCE -- 4. The Pending Questions -- Chapter 6 Germany and the EU Constitutional Treaty Rainer Arnold -- 1. Parliamentary Consent to the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe -- 2. Constitutional Review of the Act on Approval of the TCE -- 3.The Main Political Debates in Germany Regarding the European Constitution -- 4. Academic Debates on European Constitutional Law in Germany -- 5. Supremacy of Community Law and the Federal Constitutional Court -- Chapter 7 Belgium: The Lock-through System 1 Francis Delperee -- 1.The Making and Incorporation of the Treaty Establishing -- 2. a Constitution for Europe Review of Constitutionality -- 3. The Nature of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe --; Chapter 8 Ratification of the European Constitution in Estonia: A New Constitution for Estonia? Julia Laffranque -- 1. Overview of Relevant Constitutional Provisions and Debates in Estonia -- 2. Conclusions of the Expert Working Group set up by Parliament: a post mortem Expertise? -- 3. Deliberations at Parliament and the Issue of Referendum -- 4. The Role of the Supreme Court -- Chapter 9 The European Constitution in the Far North, in a Country Called Suomi Tuomas Ojanen -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Constitutional and Political Context Concerning the European Constitution -- 2.1 Constitutional Law Background -- 2.2 The Political and Social Context Concerning the Discussion on the European Constitution and EU Membership in Finland -- 3. The European Constitution and its Relation to the Constitution of Finland -- 3.1The Nature and Content of the European Constitution -- 3.2 The Relationship Between the European Constitution and the Constitution of Finland -- 4. Referendum -- 5. The Relationship Between European Constitutionalism and Finnish 4. 5. 3.2 Constitutional Law-- Part II Obstacles to the Ratification of the Constitutional Treaty and Issues for National Constitutions -- Chapter 10 French Reactions to the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe from Constitutional Welcome to Popular Rejection Jacques Ziller -- 1. Introduction -- 2. French Participation in the European Convention and in the IGC: a Strong but Unfocused Presence -- 3. The Decision of the Conseil Constitutionnel on the Ratification of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe -- 4. Intermezzo: French Politics and the TCE - the Internal Referendum in the Socialist Party -- 5. Preparation for Ratification of the TCE: Amendments to the Constitution -- 6. French Rejection of the TCE: the Referendum of 29 May 2005 7. -- The Next Steps -- Chapter 11 The Dutch Constitution,the European Constitution and the Referendum in the Netherlands Leonard Besselink -- 1. Two Types of Constitution -- 2. The Constitution of the Netherlands -- 3. The Present Constitution and Europe -- 4. Politics and Europe -- Table of Contents 5. The Referendum -- 6. After the Referendum: The Popular Response -- 7. The Constitutional Explanation -- 8. The Response in Politics -- 9. The Future of the European Constitution -- Part III Adjournment of the Ratification of the Constitutional Treaty: Wait and See? -- Chapter 12 The United Kingdom: A Tragi-Comedy in Three Acts Clive Church -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Constitutional Scenery -- 3. Act I: Prior to March 2004 -- 4. A referendum entr'acte -- 5. Act II: April 2004 - May 2005 -- 6. Act III: Since June 2005 -- 7. Continental Comparisons -- Chapter 13 Ratification of the European Constitution - Implications for Ireland Gerard Hogan -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Irish Constitution -- 3. The Crotty case (1987) -- 4. The Treaty of Amsterdam -- 5. The likely political issues in the Irish referendum -- 6. The supremacy of the European Constitution obat s -- 7. Conclusions -- Chapter 14 Denmark's Waning Constitutionalism and Article 20 of the Constitution on Transfer of Sovereignty Hjalte Rasmussen -- 1. Article 20 and Constitutional Amorphousness -- 2. Referendum Prophesies -- 3. Other Issues Regarding the Relationship Between the TCE and Danish Constitutional Law -- 4. From Constitutionalism to a 'Negotiational Democracy"? . --; Chapter 15 Ratification Without Debate and Debate Without Ratification: the European Constitution in Slovakia and the Czech Republic Zdenek Kühn -- 1. The Legal and Constitutional Framework -- 2. Doctrinal Discussions on the Nature of the Treaty -- 3. Political Debates in the Czech Republic and Slovakia -- 4. Czech Referendum Debate and the Parliamentary Ratification in Slovakia -- 5. Constitutional Courts 5.1 The Czech Constitutional Court 5.2 The Slovak Constitutional Court -- 6. The Situation in Early 2006 -- Chapter 16 The Polish Constitution, the European Constitutional Treaty and the Principle of Supremacy Adam Lazowski -- 1. State of Play in Ratification of the European Constitution in Poland -- 2. The Principle of Supremacy and Surrender Procedures in the Jurisprudence of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal -- 3. Conclusions -- Chapter 17 Sweden's Possible Ratification of the EU Constitution: A Case-study of 'Wait and See' Joakim Nergelius -- 1. General Constitutional Background -- 2. The Swedish Handling of the Proposed EU Constitution -- 3. Theoretical Issues Regarding the European Constitution -- Chapter 18 A View from a Candidate Country: Implications for Croatia of (Non) Ratification of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe Sinisa Rodin and Tamara Capeta . -- 1. Introduction 2. The Nature of the Union's Constitutional Order -- 2.1 The Fragmentary Substance of the European Constitution -- 2.2 ... and the Relevance of the Form -- 3. Constitutional Issues of Croatia's EU Membership in the Shadow of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe -- 3.1 Is There a Need for Constitutional Amendment Before Accession? -- 3.2 The Croatian Constitution and the Problem of Referendum -- 4. Conclusions -- Part IV Ratification in Light of the Nature and Content of the Constitutional Treaty and the Instrument of Referendum -- Chapter 19 The Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe: Some General Reflections on its Character and Prospects for Ratification Jürgen Schwarze -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe: The Specific Nature of the Treaty -- 3. The Content of the Constitutional Treaty -- 4. Difficulties in the Ratification Process -- 5. Prospects for the Treaty -- 6. Conclusion Chapter -- Chapter 20 Institutional Changes in the Constitutional Treaty - A Reason for Its Rejection? Peter-Christian Müller-Graff -- 1. Developments Regarding the Overall Institutional Setting -- 1.1 Overall Institutional Setting -- 1.2 New Institutional Elements ER -