On the Road to German Hegemony in EU Law?

<p>The influence of the German legal tradition in the European legal community is unquestionable. No other European country has displayed, like Germany has, such an articulate and institutionalized effort of promotion of its own legal system and thinking. The project paid off. EU Law displays...

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Main Author: Daniel Sarmiento
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Language:deu
Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
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Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/on-the-road-to-german-hegemony-in-eu-law/
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description <p>The influence of the German legal tradition in the European legal community is unquestionable. No other European country has displayed, like Germany has, such an articulate and institutionalized effort of promotion of its own legal system and thinking. The project paid off. EU Law displays an obvious German imprint that is now enforced in twenty-seven Member States. Lawyers throughout the European continent learn German to read the high-quality legal literature produced in German universities and research centers, courts and public institutions. The ultimate sign of intellectual distinction of a European lawyer is to “read the Germans”. No other feature can surpass in pedigree a lawyer’s fluency and ability to dominate German concepts in their very own words.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-568f675749734d30b59ef84286c74dfa2022-12-22T00:45:20ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044On the Road to German Hegemony in EU Law?Daniel Sarmiento<p>The influence of the German legal tradition in the European legal community is unquestionable. No other European country has displayed, like Germany has, such an articulate and institutionalized effort of promotion of its own legal system and thinking. The project paid off. EU Law displays an obvious German imprint that is now enforced in twenty-seven Member States. Lawyers throughout the European continent learn German to read the high-quality legal literature produced in German universities and research centers, courts and public institutions. The ultimate sign of intellectual distinction of a European lawyer is to “read the Germans”. No other feature can surpass in pedigree a lawyer’s fluency and ability to dominate German concepts in their very own words.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/on-the-road-to-german-hegemony-in-eu-law/EU Law, Hegemony
spellingShingle Daniel Sarmiento
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EU Law, Hegemony
title On the Road to German Hegemony in EU Law?
title_full On the Road to German Hegemony in EU Law?
title_fullStr On the Road to German Hegemony in EU Law?
title_full_unstemmed On the Road to German Hegemony in EU Law?
title_short On the Road to German Hegemony in EU Law?
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