The politics of ratification of EU treaties / Carlos Closa.

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Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, England : Routledge, 2013.
Main Author:
Closa, Carlos (Author)
Series:Routledge advances in European politics ; 92.
Subjects:
Treaty-making power > European Union countries.
Treaties > Political aspects.
Treaties > Ratification.
Constitutional law > European Union countries.
European Union countries > Foreign relations > Treaties.
Format: Book
The politics of ratification of EU treaties /
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. A neglected stage in EU constitutional politics
  • EU ratification rules : origin and permanence
  • Procedures and actors in ratification : who participates and how
  • Referendums on ratifications : why convene them?
  • Successful ratifications (1951-2009) : political strategies at work
  • Successful ratifications with partial defection : Maastricht, Nice and Lisbon (strategies for bringing laggards back in)
  • Ratification failures : the EDC (1954) and the EU Constitution (2005)
  • Conclusion. The politics of ratification under unanimity.

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