EU Enlargement and the Constitutions of Central and Eastern Europe

Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy

by Anneli Albi

In the wake of the EU's greatest enlargement, this book explores the adaptation of the constitutions of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for membership in the European Union. In response to the painful past, these new constitutions were notably closed to transfer of powers to international organizations, and accorded a prominent status to sovereignty and independence. A little more than a decade later, the process of amending these provisions in view of the transfer of sovereign powers to a supranational organization has proved a sensitive and controversial exercise.

290 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2005