THE CONSTITUTION FOR EUROPE:
AN EVALUATION
Peter G. Xuereb
Editor
EDRC CONFERENCE 2005
EUROPEAN DOCUMENTATION AND RESEARCH
CENTRE
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
CONTENTS
Page
The Constitutional Treaty and the Question of
Ratification: Unscrambling the Consequences and
Identifying the Paradoxes
Professor Jo Shaw
1
Institutional Aspects of the Constitutional Treaty A Small State Perspective
Professor John A. Usher
35
Judicial Architecture of the European Union
Under the Constitution
Prof Dr. Laurence Gormley
57
The Draft Treaty Establishing a Constitution for
Europe - What it Means for Malta
Professor Peter G. Xuereb
73
The Constitutional Treaty and Common Foreign
and Security Policy
Dr. RoderickPace
93
Bridging the Gap between the EU and Member States:
The Role of National Parliaments
Dr. Jason Azzopardi
115
Interest Groups and the EU Decision-Making System:
How the Constitution will Affect Maltese Interest
Groups Targeting Brussels
Mr. Mark Harwood
127
The Constitutional Treaty and Effective Judicial
Protection for the Individual
Dr. Eugene Bnttigieg
153
The Ombudsman and the Constitution for Europe
Mr. Joseph Sammut
175
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