Revisiting the Liberal Constitutional Features of the European Union

This book offers an innovative insight into constitutionalism as a well-established framework for describing the legal and political features of the European Union. It revisits and updates the core pillars upon which the European way of life was built - liberal democratic constitutionalism - while confronting the threats the EU is currently facing.

Examining the political tensions that surface in the European Union, the tools used to address the rule of law crisis, and the challenges posed to the autonomy of EU law, while offering a fresh look into contemporary EU policies, the book is a valuable resource for scholars, researchers and practitioners eager to engage in the ongoing European dialogue.

Part I Legal-Political Tensions within the European Union: Reflections on the `European Sovereignty Proposed by France by
Fausto de Quadros. - Liberalism and Illiberalism in the European Construction by
J. N. Cunha Rodrigues. - Member States Nationality and European Union Citizenship: The Reinforcement of Interdependence in the Recent Court of Justice Case-law by Rui Manuel Moura Ramos. - Subsidiarity: Quo Vadis? by
Dulce Lopes. -
Part II Rule of Law: Courts and the Protection of Democracy by
Miguel Poiares Maduro. - The Rule of Law and EU Competition Law The Sped-Pro Case by Sofia Oliveira Pais and Marta Prata Domingos. - Judicial Independence in A Union Based on the Rule of Law: A Play in Five Acts by
Alessandra Silveira . - The Court of Justice of the EU and the Independence of the Judiciary
by
Inês Quadros. - Current Challenges to the Rule of Law and European e-Justice as an Original Tool to Answer Effective Judicial Protection Demands by Joana Covelo Abreu. -
Part III Cont
emporary EU Policies: Updating Public Interest: Regional Blocs and World Challenges. The Role of the European Union by
Manuel Lopes Porto. - Building A European Data Space by
Graça Enes. - Should Merger Control Rules Apply to the Granting of Special or Exclusive Rights by a Member State to an Undertaking? A Contribution to Tighten a Loose Knot by José Luís da Cruz Vilaça and Rita Leandro Vasconcelos. - Data Retention in Portugal: Big Brother is (No Longer) Watching by Francisco Pereira Coutinho. -
Part IV On
the Verge of Autonomy: The First Portuguese Constitutional Court Ruling on Supremacy of EU Law: The Wait is Finally Over by
Patrícia Fragoso Martins. - The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Constitutional Judicial Review of National Rules by
Afonso Patrão. - A Principle of Exclusive Competence of the Court for the Definitive Interpretation of EU law ? Is There Anybody in There? I ll Need Some Information, First! by Miguel Gorjão-Henriques.