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Why the European Union is not a State

Some Critical Remarks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

Abstract

German Constitutional Court decision of 30 June 2009 on the compatibility of the Lisbon Treaty with the German Constitution – Analysis of inconsistencies – Differences between the EU and a state – Sovereignty of the member states and Kompetenz-Kompetenz – Argument for a relative concept of sovereignty – Sovereignty and the right to withdraw – Critical analysis of BVerfG's assessment of the EU's democratic deficit and denial of the importance of the European Parliament

Type
Comments on the German Constitutional Court's Decision on the Lisbon Treaty
Copyright
Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Press and the Authors 2009

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