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Abstract
The supranational web of public law is often described as a new constitutionalism. It emerged in a globalized world together with global markets. In the course of the multilayered constitutional experiment, the old, national constitutional framework had lost its ability to deliver on the key features associated with constitutionalism: limiting the exercise of political powers and preventing the arbitrary exercise thereof. In the multilayered era it has become difficult to pinpoint the centre of authority. Ultimately, someone needs to govern, if not for other reasons, at least to avoid chaos. Is it possible to have the guarantees of freedom, rule of law and efficiency that a constitutional democracy seems to provide in a system where there is no sovereign with authority?
European Journal of Law Reform |
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Article | The Sovereign Strikes BackA Judicial Perspective on Multi-Layered Constitutionalism in Europe |
Keywords | Constitutional identity, constitutionalism, fragmentation, globalization, multilayered constitution, sovereignty, trust |
Authors | Renáta Uitz en András Sajó |
DOI | 10.5553/EJLR/138723702018020002006 |
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