The Transformation of EU Treaty Making
The Transformation of EU Treaty Making
Treaty making is a site of struggle between those who claim the authority to speak and act on the international stage. The European Union (EU) is an important test case in this respect because the manner in which the Union and its member states make treaties has shifted significantly over the last six decades. Drawing insights from EU law, comparative constitutionalism and international relations, this book shows how and why parliaments, the people and courts have entered a domain once dominated by governments. It presents qualitative and quantitative evidence on the importance of public trust and political tactics in explaining this transformation of EU treaty making and challenges the idea that EU treaties are too rigid. Analysing legal developments in the EU and each of its member states, this will be essential reading for those who wish to understand the EU's controversial experiment in treaty making and its wider significance.
- Presents a major study of EU treaty making helping readers gain insights into the links between EU law and national constitutions in this domain and their relevance for contemporary debates about EU and international treaty making
- Provides important new evidence on classic theoretical debates in international relations and international law with new insights on the interplay between trust, legitimacy and treaty making
- Challenges the prevailing consensus that mechanisms of EU treaty making are too rigid and provides new evidence about the factors driving treaty amendment and ideas for reforming EU treaty making
Reviews & endorsements
'Overall, Hodson and Maher have made an important contribution to the literature on EU treaty making, which allows the reader to better understand the evolution of this process, as well as considering the future of treaty making for the EU and international actors in general.' Victoria Hooton, Parliaments, Estates & Representation
'To conclude, Hodson and Maher have made a seminal contribution to understanding the transformation of EU treaty-making and their monograph is thus an excellent addition to the well-established Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy series.' Mario Mendez, European Law Review
Product details
December 2019Paperback
9781107531062
354 pages
230 × 152 × 18 mm
0.45kg
8 b/w illus. 9 tables
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Table of Contents
- 1. The transformation of EU treaty making
- 2. Two level games, two level legitimacy and EU treaties
- Part I. The Negotiation Stage:
- 3. EU treaty making and the partial eclipse of the IGC
- Part II. The Consent Stage:
- 4. The rise of parliaments in EU treaty making
- 5. The rise of referendums in EU treaty making
- 6. The rise of higher courts in EU treaty making
- 7. Explaining the transformation of EU treaty making
- Part III. The Practice of EU Treaty Making:
- 8. How changing rules and norms have shaped EU treaty making
- 9. Eight ideas for reforming EU treaty making
- 10. The future of treaty making.
