The national courts' mandate in the European Constitution

In: Modern studies in European law

Abstract

PART 1: The National Courts as Common Courts of European Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Before the West was Won: A Touch of Legal Archaeology -- 3 The Creation of a Community Mandate for National Courts -- 4 The Duty to Review National Law: the 'Simmenthal Mandate' -- 5 Refining the Mandate: Second Generation Issues -- 6 The 'Simmenthal Mandate' Embraced -- 7 About Legal Orders -- 8 The Constitutional Limits of the Judicial Function -- 9 Explaining Acceptance -- 10 Excursion: The 'Costanzo Mandate' of Administrative Authorities -- 11 The 'Francovich Mandate': Jurisdiction to Hold the State Liable for Breach of Community Law -- PART 2: The Court of Justice and National Constitutional Jurisdictions: La Guerre des Juges? -- 12 Introduction -- 13 Introducing the Actors: 'Courts Having Constitutional Jurisdiction' -- 14 La Guerre des Juges? -- 15 Prior Review of the Constitutionality of Treaties -- 16 A Posteriori Constitutional Review of the Treaties -- 17 Preventive Constitutional Review of the Constitutionality of Secondary Law -- 18 Judicial Review of Secondary European Union Law by National Courts? -- PART 3: The National Courts' Mandate and the Future of the European Union -- 19 Introduction -- 20 Towards a European Constitution -- 21 The Principle of Supremacy -- 22 Incorporation of the National Courts' Mandate? -- 23 Fundamental Rights -- 24 Kompetenz Kompetenz -- 25 Conclusion