A ‘Virtual Third Chamber’ for the European Union? National Parliaments after the Treaty of Lisbon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8041838 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Cooper (0000-0002-0110-9070, University of Oslo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 441-465 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2012.665735 |
| OpenAlex | W2141708769 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 73 |
| References cited | 30 |
The Treaty of Lisbon introduces an early warning mechanism (EWM) which empowers national parliaments to intervene directly at the EU level; they may now raise objections to – and even play a role in blocking – EU legislation. The EWM represents a new model of parliamentary involvement in international relations: national parliaments now constitute a virtual third chamber for the EU. Though they do not meet together in the same physical space, national parliaments collectively form a body that can, at least to some degree, perform three key parliamentary functions – legislation, representation, and deliberation. First, it gives national parliaments the power to influence legislative outcomes at the EU level. Second, it provides a new channel of representation linking the citizen with the EU. Third, it creates a new forum for debating the substantive merits of proposed EU legislation, particularly regarding its compliance with the principle of subsidiarity
Deliberation · Democracy · democratic deficit · Economics · European union · European Union law · International trade · Law and economics · Legislation · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Subsidiarity · Treaty · Treaty of Lisbon · European and International Law Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration
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