Battleground or Meeting Point? The Respect for National Identities in the European Union – Article 4(2) The Treaty on European Union

The national identity clause is drawing significant attention lately and it is not without a reason. The developments over this provision have opened dilemmas whether Article 4(2) CTEU will have implications for the absolute primacy of EU law and thus its authority. This paper argues that Article 4(...

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Main Author: Denis Preshova
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Language:English
Published: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law 2012-12-01
Series:Croatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy
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Online Access:https://www.cyelp.com/index.php/cyelp/article/view/141
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description The national identity clause is drawing significant attention lately and it is not without a reason. The developments over this provision have opened dilemmas whether Article 4(2) CTEU will have implications for the absolute primacy of EU law and thus its authority. This paper argues that Article 4(2) CTEU will play a valuable role in providing additional ground for a further cooperation between national constitutional courts and the ECJ and provides the possibility for national constitutional courts in where rare situations to set aside EU law on constitutional identity grounds. It is through the textual and contextual analysis of this provision, the attitude of both national constitutional courts and the ECJ towards this issue and lastly by arguing through the theoretical framework constitutional pluralism, more particularly Constitutionalism beyond the state, that this view is being presented and argued.
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spelling doaj.art-43df1c813dbd4da68509bd6f7b3b70462022-12-21T23:09:28ZengUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of LawCroatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy1845-56621848-99582012-12-01826729810.3935/cyelp.08.2012.141Battleground or Meeting Point? The Respect for National Identities in the European Union – Article 4(2) The Treaty on European UnionDenis Preshova0University of Cologne & University of Saints Cyril and Methodius SkopjeThe national identity clause is drawing significant attention lately and it is not without a reason. The developments over this provision have opened dilemmas whether Article 4(2) CTEU will have implications for the absolute primacy of EU law and thus its authority. This paper argues that Article 4(2) CTEU will play a valuable role in providing additional ground for a further cooperation between national constitutional courts and the ECJ and provides the possibility for national constitutional courts in where rare situations to set aside EU law on constitutional identity grounds. It is through the textual and contextual analysis of this provision, the attitude of both national constitutional courts and the ECJ towards this issue and lastly by arguing through the theoretical framework constitutional pluralism, more particularly Constitutionalism beyond the state, that this view is being presented and argued.https://www.cyelp.com/index.php/cyelp/article/view/141national identity clausearticle 4(2) teuprimacy of eu lawnational constitutional courtsconstitutional identityeuropean court of justice
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Battleground or Meeting Point? The Respect for National Identities in the European Union – Article 4(2) The Treaty on European Union
Croatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy
national identity clause
article 4(2) teu
primacy of eu law
national constitutional courts
constitutional identity
european court of justice
title Battleground or Meeting Point? The Respect for National Identities in the European Union – Article 4(2) The Treaty on European Union
title_full Battleground or Meeting Point? The Respect for National Identities in the European Union – Article 4(2) The Treaty on European Union
title_fullStr Battleground or Meeting Point? The Respect for National Identities in the European Union – Article 4(2) The Treaty on European Union
title_full_unstemmed Battleground or Meeting Point? The Respect for National Identities in the European Union – Article 4(2) The Treaty on European Union
title_short Battleground or Meeting Point? The Respect for National Identities in the European Union – Article 4(2) The Treaty on European Union
title_sort battleground or meeting point the respect for national identities in the european union article 4 2 the treaty on european union
topic national identity clause
article 4(2) teu
primacy of eu law
national constitutional courts
constitutional identity
european court of justice
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