Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
The German Constitutional Court and Its Lisbon Judgement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12943931 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lars Hoffmann (0000-0002-7816-449X, Tilburg University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 480-488 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary European Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1815-347X • E-ISSN: 1815-347X |
| Publisher | UACES (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.30950/jcer.v5i3.247 |
| OpenAlex | W3123864461 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
In late June the German Constitutional Court ruled on the compatibility of the Lisbon Treaty as well as the German accompanying laws (that ratified the Treaty) with the German Basic Law. Although the Court ruled that the Treaty was compatible with the Basic Law, it requested changes to the accompanying laws. The Court specifically refers to shortcomings in the areas of parliamentary accountability and democracy. This Commentary critically analysis the judgement and argues that the Court's ruling could start a new phase of national judicial activism that might threaten the legal and political integration process
Constitution · Constitutional court · Democracy · Economics · European union · European Union law · German · Judgement · Political science · Politics · Treaty · European and International Law Studies · European Criminal Justice and Data Protection · European Union Policy and Governance · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2012 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |