The Authority of EU Law, 1st ed. 2019 Do We Still Believe in It?

Part I.- The authority of European law.- The authority of European law: Do we still believe in it?.- The Court of Justice of the European Union as the guardian of the authority of EU law: A networking exercise.- Part II.- The impact of legislation on the authority of EU law.- A view from the European Commission.- Can the authority of EU law be taken for granted? A tale of principles and realities.- A view from Parliament.- Part III.- The authority of EU law: A view from Constitutional and Supreme Courts.- L’autorité du droit de l’Union européenne – Le point de vue d’un juge français.- A view from the Danish Supreme Court in light of the Ajos Judgment.- EuGH-EGMR-BVerfG: Von der Multipolarität zum Verbund der Gerichtsbarkeiten im Bereich des Grundrechtsschutzes.- The authority of EU law as viewed from a National Court: The United Kingdom.- The authority of EU law: The case of horizontal application of fundamental rights.- Part IV.- Remaining and new obstacles to the single market rules: Does the economic crisis justify a weakening of the authority of EU law?.- The authority of the law: Some personal reflections on the internal market and European integration.- The authority of EU law: What does it require and why is it fading?.- “Questions identitaires” as challenges to the single market.- Protectionism in Central and Eastern Europe and the EU Internal Market: the case of retail.- Part V.- The Economic and Monetary Union as an illustration of “the incomplete union”: The authority of EU law stuck half-way between supranational and national sovereignty.- Die Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion als Herausforderung der Autorität des Unionsrechts.- The need to complete the EMU: cui bono?.- Completing v. rethinking the European Monetary Union?.- Completing v. rethinking the European Monetary Union?.- Part VI.- Current Threats to the rule of law in the EU: The fundaments on which the authority of EU law rests.- Article 7 TEU and the rule of law mechanism: A dissuasive weapon or a paper tiger?.- Upholding the rule of law for the future of Europe.- Développements récents du cadre juridique de l’Union européenne pour faire face aux menaces pour les valeurs démocratiques dans les États membres.- Les attaques terroristes et l’état d’urgence en France.- Current threats to the rule of law in the EU: The foundation on which the authority of EU law rests.- Part VII.- The crisis of the European project undermining the authority of EU law: The EU in search for legitimacy.- The EU, democracy and institutional structure: Past, present and future.- Legitimität und Finalität des europäischen Projekts.- Europa muss noch enger zusammenwachsen.- Quo vadis Europe? The future of Europe under pressure.- The European Union’s never-ending search for legitimacy.- L’UE: quelle légitimité ? Quel avenir ?.- The role of government and trust in the market economy

Wolfgang Heusel is Director of the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier, Germany.

Jean-Philippe Rageade is Director of Programmes of the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier.