Legitimacy Issues of the European Union in the Face of Crisis

Dr. Lina Papadopoulou; Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ingolf Pernice; Prof. Dr. Joseph H.H. Weiler LLB (Sussex and Cambridge), LLM (Florence)

doi:10.5771/9783845284163

Summary

Angesichts der Krisen, die die Europäische Union seit einigen Jahren erschüttern, von der Finanzkrise bis hin zur Flüchtlingskrise und zum Brexit-Votum verstärken sich Skepsis und Ablehnung; eine drohende Legitimationskrise zwingt zur Analyse nicht nur der Ursachen sondern auch der Potentiale einer Stärkung der Legitimation. Dieser Band beruht auf den Beiträgen und Diskussionen zweier Konferenzen des European Constitutional Law Network (ECLN) über demokratietheoretische Grundlagen, eine Analyse der Ursachen der Finanzkrise und der Rolle der Gerichte bei ihrer Bewältigung, den Schutz der Grundrechte der Unionsbürger und die Stärkung von Bürgernähe und Partizipation durch Digitalisierung bis hin zu konkreten Reformvorschlägen. Ein dialogischer Epilog von Joseph Weiler und einigen der Autoren gibt Anregungen zur weiteren Diskussion und Reflektion, auf die es in den kommenden Jahren ankommt, wenn die EU als demokratische Union der Bürger aus den Krisen hervorgehen und sich weiter entwickeln soll.

Mit Beiträgen von

Giacinto della Cananea, Tom Eijsbouts, Federico Fabbrini, George Gerapetritis, Anna-Maria Konsta, George Karavokyris, Mattias Kumm, Jean-Victor Louis, Miguel Poiares Maduro, Antonis Manitakis, Ana Maria Guerra Martins, Lina Papadopoulou, Ingolf Pernice, Joseph H. H. Weiler und Jiri Zemánek

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2017
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-4107-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-8416-3
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: European Constitutional Law Network-Series
Volume: 9
Language: English
Pages: 432
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 8
Introduction: Legitimacy Issues of the European Union No access Pages 9 - 22
1. George Gerapetritis
  1. Abstract No access George Gerapetritis
  2. I. Introduction No access George Gerapetritis
  3. II. Definition of ‘deliberative democracy’ No access George Gerapetritis
  4. III. Purpose of deliberative democracy No access George Gerapetritis
  5. George Gerapetritis
    1. A. Inclusiveness No access George Gerapetritis
    2. B. Endorsement No access George Gerapetritis
    3. C. Evidence No access George Gerapetritis
    4. D. Interplay and fair play No access George Gerapetritis
    5. E. Transparency No access George Gerapetritis
  6. V. Deliberativism beyond the state No access George Gerapetritis
  7. George Gerapetritis
    1. A. Deliberative modules No access George Gerapetritis
    2. B. Deliberative education and financing No access George Gerapetritis
  8. VII. Epilogue No access George Gerapetritis
2. Lina Papadopoulou
  1. Abstract No access Lina Papadopoulou
  2. I. Three Modes of ‘Translation’ No access Lina Papadopoulou
  3. Lina Papadopoulou
    1. A. Talking about legitimacy No access Lina Papadopoulou
    2. B. Running out of output legitimacy No access Lina Papadopoulou
    3. C. Values-based legitimacy No access Lina Papadopoulou
    4. D. Procedural, democratic legitimacy No access Lina Papadopoulou
  4. Lina Papadopoulou
    1. Lina Papadopoulou
      1. 1. States as the single source of legitimacy No access Lina Papadopoulou
      2. 2. The European people as the single source of EU legitimacy No access Lina Papadopoulou
    2. B. The double legitimacy: states and peoples No access Lina Papadopoulou
    3. C. From double to triple legitimacy: adding citizens to states and peoples No access Lina Papadopoulou
  5. Lina Papadopoulou
    1. Lina Papadopoulou
      1. 1. The European Council and the Council No access Lina Papadopoulou
      2. 2. The European and the national Parliaments No access Lina Papadopoulou
      3. 3. The European Commission No access Lina Papadopoulou
      4. 4. The procedure to amend the Treaties No access Lina Papadopoulou
    2. Lina Papadopoulou
      1. 1. Representative democracy No access Lina Papadopoulou
      2. Lina Papadopoulou
        a. Participatory democracy No access Lina Papadopoulou
        b. The citizens’ initiative No access Lina Papadopoulou
  6. V. Loyal to the God of Small Steps No access Lina Papadopoulou
3. Giacinto della Cananea
  1. Abstract No access Giacinto della Cananea
  2. Introduction: ‘Old’ Democratic Principles Revisited No access Giacinto della Cananea
  3. Giacinto della Cananea
    1. A. Origins of the Principle No access Giacinto della Cananea
    2. B. A Common Constitutional Tradition No access Giacinto della Cananea
  4. Giacinto della Cananea
    1. A. A Limited Budget? No access Giacinto della Cananea
    2. B. Ambiguity of the ‘Own Resources’ No access Giacinto della Cananea
    3. C. The European Parliament: A Spending Authority No access Giacinto della Cananea
    4. D. Rights Dissociated from Duties No access Giacinto della Cananea
  5. Giacinto della Cananea
    1. A. A European Tax No access Giacinto della Cananea
    2. B. Who Should Pay? No access Giacinto della Cananea
    3. C. A Pro-Investment Tax No access Giacinto della Cananea
  6. Conclusions No access Giacinto della Cananea
4. Tom Eijsbouts
  1. Abstract No access Tom Eijsbouts
  2. Introduction No access Tom Eijsbouts
  3. I. Method No access Tom Eijsbouts
  4. II. Traditional and Constitutional Peoples; Original and Electoral Ones No access Tom Eijsbouts
  5. Tom Eijsbouts
    1. IV. Debunking the 'No-Demos Thesis' No access Tom Eijsbouts
  6. V. Debunking the Ein Volk No access Tom Eijsbouts
  7. Conclusion: an Answer to Giacinto No access Tom Eijsbouts
1. Mattias Kumm
  1. Abstract No access Mattias Kumm
  2. Introduction No access Mattias Kumm
  3. Mattias Kumm
    1. A. A Eurocrisis as a result of faulty constitutional architecture? No access Mattias Kumm
    2. B. A sovereign debt crisis as a result of profligate spending of some states? No access Mattias Kumm
    3. Mattias Kumm
      1. 1. States as lenders of last resort for banks No access Mattias Kumm
      2. 2. Banks as lenders of last resort for states No access Mattias Kumm
      3. Mattias Kumm
        a. What a Banking Union must seek to achieve No access Mattias Kumm
        b. The ECB (in cooperation with the ESM) as a lender of last resort No access Mattias Kumm
  4. Mattias Kumm
    1. Mattias Kumm
      1. 1. On legacy loss allocation No access Mattias Kumm
      2. 2. From interstate transfers to the EU´s own resources No access Mattias Kumm
    2. B. Why the elections to the European Parliament should be turned into a genuine competition for a European government No access Mattias Kumm
  5. Conclusion No access Mattias Kumm
2. George Karavokyris
  1. Abstract No access George Karavokyris
  2. Introduction No access George Karavokyris
  3. I. Beyond the Limits of Interpretation No access George Karavokyris
  4. II. Judicial Self-Restraint during the Financial Crisis: Legal Techniques and Pragmatological Constraints No access George Karavokyris
  5. III. Authority and Competence No access George Karavokyris
  6. IV. Conclusion: Crisis, Normality and Legitimacy No access George Karavokyris
3. Jean-Victor Louis
  1. I. Introduction No access Jean-Victor Louis
  2. II. The ECB and the Court of Justice No access Jean-Victor Louis
  3. III. The Limits of Judicial Control on Monetary Policy, the Policy of Communication and the OMT Decision No access Jean-Victor Louis
  4. IV. The OMT and the Order by the BVerfG for a Preliminary Ruling of the Court of Justice No access Jean-Victor Louis
  5. V. The Conclusions of the Advocate General No access Jean-Victor Louis
  6. VI. The Court’s Decision No access Jean-Victor Louis
  7. VII. Conclusions No access Jean-Victor Louis
4. Jiří Zemánek
  1. Abstract No access Jiří Zemánek
  2. I. A Matter of Equivalence No access Jiří Zemánek
  3. II. National and European Perspectives of the Common Constitutional Values No access Jiří Zemánek
  4. III. Breakdown of National Democracies in the Assertion of their Autonomies No access Jiří Zemánek
  5. IV. More European Democracy No access Jiří Zemánek
  6. V. The Notion of a ‘Common Constitutional Core’ No access Jiří Zemánek
  7. VI. Does Sovereignty Matter? No access Jiří Zemánek
  8. VII. Conclusion No access Jiří Zemánek
5. Antonis Manitakis
  1. Abstract: No access Antonis Manitakis
  2. I. The paradox: a resilient constitutional regime in spite of a collapsing political system. No access Antonis Manitakis
  3. Antonis Manitakis
    1. A. Resilience through adaptation: compliance with the country’s international obligations; constitutional changes through informal amendments to the Constitution. No access Antonis Manitakis
    2. . Resilience through an informal change in the Constitution via jurisprudence: the privileged judicial techniques of resorting to the vague concept of ‘the public interest’ and the criterion of ‘propo... No access Antonis Manitakis
  4. III. Towards a malleable or flexible constitutional normality. The ‘crisis’ as a momentary yet decisive ‘discontinuity’ in a long constitutional continuity. No access Antonis Manitakis
  5. IV. Conclusion No access Antonis Manitakis
1. Ana Maria Guerra Martins
  1. Abstract No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
  2. Ana Maria Guerra Martins
    1. A. The background of Opinion 2/13 No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
    2. B. Scholars’ Reactions No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
    3. C. Purpose of the Present Study No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
  3. Ana Maria Guerra Martins
    1. A. Multilevel Protection of Fundamental Rights and EU Accession to the ECHR No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
    2. B. Multilevel Constitutionalism No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
  4. Ana Maria Guerra Martins
    1. A. Violation of the integrity and autonomy of EU Law No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
    2. B. Institutional Innovations No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
    3. C. CJEU Jurisdiction over Common Foreign and Security Policy No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
  5. Ana Maria Guerra Martins
    1. Ana Maria Guerra Martins
      1. Ana Maria Guerra Martins
        a) Coordination between Article 53 of the Charter and Article 53 ECHR No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
        b) Area of Freedom, Security and Justice No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
        c) Jurisdiction over Common Foreign and Security Policy No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
      2. 2. Principle of Common Values between the EU Member States, the EU, the Council of Europe and its Member States No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
      3. 3. Principle of Cooperative Judicial Dialogue No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
      4. 4. Principle of Sincere Cooperation and Mutual Trust No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
  6. V. Concluding Remarks No access Ana Maria Guerra Martins
2. Anna-Maria Konsta
  1. Abstract No access Anna-Maria Konsta
  2. I. The Legislative Framework No access Anna-Maria Konsta
  3. II. Extension of Citizenship Rights No access Anna-Maria Konsta
  4. III. Limitation of Citizenship Rights No access Anna-Maria Konsta
  5. IV. Concluding Remarks on the Right to Care No access Anna-Maria Konsta
3. Ingolf Pernice
  1. Abstract No access Ingolf Pernice
  2. Introduction No access Ingolf Pernice
  3. Ingolf Pernice
    1. A. EU-strategies for e-government No access Ingolf Pernice
    2. B. E-government by legislation: The Services-Directive No access Ingolf Pernice
    3. C. Encouragement: Taking the citizen Seriously No access Ingolf Pernice
  4. Ingolf Pernice
    1. A. Questioning input-legitimacy in the EU No access Ingolf Pernice
    2. Ingolf Pernice
      1. 1. Transparency No access Ingolf Pernice
      2. 2. An Evolving European Public Sphere No access Ingolf Pernice
      3. 3. E-voting, Political Dialogue and Accountability No access Ingolf Pernice
      4. 4. Participation: ‘Speaking with Your Government’ No access Ingolf Pernice
    3. C. An open constitutional process: The example of the Constitutional Convention No access Ingolf Pernice
  5. Ingolf Pernice
    1. A. Transparency of decision-making processes No access Ingolf Pernice
    2. B. Networks for parliamentary, administrative and judicial cooperation No access Ingolf Pernice
    3. C. Public discourse on subsidiarity as a case of throughput legitimacy No access Ingolf Pernice
  6. Conclusions No access Ingolf Pernice
1. Federico Fabbrini
  1. Abstract No access Federico Fabbrini
  2. Introduction No access Federico Fabbrini
  3. I. The Council and its shortcomings in EU legislation No access Federico Fabbrini
  4. II. The European Council and its potential in EU legislation No access Federico Fabbrini
  5. III. Conclusion No access Federico Fabbrini
2. Miguel Poiares Maduro
  1. Introduction No access Miguel Poiares Maduro
  2. I. Two Narratives and Democracy No access Miguel Poiares Maduro
  3. II. EU Failings in Addressing the Crisis and Democracy No access Miguel Poiares Maduro
  4. Miguel Poiares Maduro
    1. A. Union of Rules No access Miguel Poiares Maduro
    2. B. Union of National democracies No access Miguel Poiares Maduro
    3. Miguel Poiares Maduro
      1. 1. A Budget and Resources for Stability and Democracy No access Miguel Poiares Maduro
      2. 2. New and Reformed EU Policies No access Miguel Poiares Maduro
      3. 3. A European political space No access Miguel Poiares Maduro
3. J.H.H. Weiler
  1. I No access J.H.H. Weiler
  2. II No access J.H.H. Weiler
  3. III No access J.H.H. Weiler
  4. IV No access J.H.H. Weiler
1. On Chapter 1: George Gerapetritis No access
2. Reply of George Gerapetritis No access
3. On Chapter 2: Lina Papadopoulou No access
4. Reply of Lina Papadopoulou No access
5. On Chapter 3: Giacinto della Cananea No access
6. Reply of Giacinto della Cananea No access
7. On Chapter 4: Tom Eisbouts No access
8. Reply of Tom Eijsbouts No access
9. On Chapter 6: Karavokyris No access
10. Reply of George Karavokyris No access
11. On Chapter 7: Jean Victor Louis No access
12. Reply of Jean-Victor Louis No access
13. On Chapter 9: Antonis Manitakis No access
14. Reply of Antonis Manitakis No access
15. On Chapter 10: Anna Maria Guerra Martins No access
16. Reply of Ana Maria Guerra Martins No access
17. On Chapter 12: Ingolf Pernice No access
18. Reply of Ingolf Pernice No access
List of Authors No access Pages 427 - 432