European integration and the french parliament
From ineffectual watchdog to constitutional rehabilitation and an enhanced political role
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6292005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Franco Rizzuto (0009-0006-3755-7496, Edge Hill University, corresponding author), Francesco Rizzuto (a Edge Hill University College , Ormskirk) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 123-149 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Legislative Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1357-2334 • E-ISSN: 1743-9337 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1357233042000318909 |
| OpenAlex | W1990508488 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The development of the European Union is as much an opportunity as a threat to national parliaments. Our case study of the French Parliament suggests that as the process of integration has quickened in pace and broadened in scope, parliament has on successive occasions used the opportunity to strengthen its constitutional position with the introduction of Article 88‐4 and improve its capacity to scrutinise government through the adoption of a series of laws. Parliament now has the power to delay if not block the adoption of measures at European Union level by refusing to lift its scrutiny reserve. It is difficult to determine if parliament has significantly increased its influence over the government on European affairs, but it is now able to adopt potentially politically significant resolutions on all European Union issues which the government takes into account when negotiating in Union institutions. European integration has been a significant factor in the rehabilitation of the French Parliament
Economic policy · Economics · European integration · European union · Government (linguistics · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Scrutiny · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2013 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |