1st Edition

The Making of a European Constitution Judges and Law Beyond Constitutive Power

By Michelle Everson, Julia Eisner Copyright 2008
260 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

256 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

256 Pages
by Routledge-Cavendish

An original and innovative recasting of constitutionalism, written by acknowledged experts in the field, this empirically grounded and theoretically informed volume addresses the strategies and philosophies that judges and lawyers bring to bear when creating European constitutional jurisprudence; investigating and promoting promotes the sustainability of a theory or praxis of ‘procedural’... Read more

Introduction.  Constitutional Mo(u)rning.  Retelling the Legal Integration Story.  Forgetting Law.  Adjudicating Non-authoritative Law.  Constitutionalizing the Institutional Balance of Powers.  The Principled Judicial Mechanics of Constitutional Morphogenesis.  Constitutionalism Beyond Constitutions

 

Biography

Michelle Everson is Professor of Law at Birkbeck College University of London. Julia Eisner has worked extensively as an academic assistant, specialising in empirical, interview-based research.