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1|Endorsements|5
1|Acknowledgements|9
1|Prologue|11
1|Contents|17
1|Abbreviations|20
1|Integration and Fundamental Rights in Europe|21
2|I. Introduction|21
3|1. The Scope of the Monograph|25
3|2. An Overview of the Chapters|27
2|II. The Theoretical Approach: `Integration Through Rights´ (ITRs) as a Normative Concept|30
3|1. The Theory of Dialogic Constitutionalism: A Brief Introduction|31
3|2. Authority or Agency Governing Europe? A Framework for Discussion|33
2|III. The Methodology|36
3|1. Socio-Legal Research|37
3|2. Comparative Methodology|39
3|3. Case-Study Approach|39
2|IV. The Key Argument|40
2|References|41
2|Primary Sources|41
2|Secondary Sources|41
1|Expanding Theories of Constitutionalism and Legal Pluralism: `Integration Through Rights´ in Europe|45
2|I. Introduction|45
2|II. Council of Europe (CoE) and European Union (EU)|47
2|III. Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)|49
2|IV. CJEU and European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)|52
2|V. The Accession Process So Far|54
2|VI. Constitutionalism and Legal Pluralism: An Understanding of the Concepts in Their National Application|56
2|VII. Constitutionalism and the European Union|59
2|VIII. Theories to Describe the Relationship Between the EU and Its Member States|60
2|IX. European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR)|65
2|X. What Theory for (a Future) Europe?|68
2|XI. Conclusions|69
2|References|70
2|Primary Sources|70
2|Secondary Sources|72
1|Dialogic Constitutionalism and Its Application to Fundamental Rights|77
2|I. Introduction|77
2|II. The Interplay Between Overlapping Legal Sources on Fundamental Rights in Europe|80
2|III. Dialogic Constitutionalism for a New Judicial Harmony in Europe|83
2|IV. The Application of the Theory of Dialogic Constitutionalism to Fundamental Rights|87
3|1. The `Area of Freedom, Security and Justice´ (AFSJ) and the Constitutional Principle of `Mutual Trust´|90
3|2. An Evaluation of Dialogic Constitutionalism Through an Analysis of Case Law on Dublin Transfer Mechanisms|92
2|V. Conclusions|98
2|References|99
2|Primary Sources|99
2|Secondary Sources|101
1|European Integration Through Rights: A Balancing Exercise and the Quest for Uniformity|104
2|I. Introduction|104
2|II. The Role of the Two Supranational Courts as Protectors of Fundamental Rights|106
3|1. The Fundamental Rights Agenda and the Strive for Uniformity|106
3|2. The Margin of Appreciation and the Quest for Consensus|110
2|III. Human Dignity Through the Lens of the European Courts|113
3|1. Omega and Dignity: The Interplay Between Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Freedoms|114
3|2. Vinter: Life Sentences, Dignity and the Right to Hope|118
3|3. Re-thinking the Pan-European Concept of Human Dignity|121
2|IV. Luxembourg and Strasbourg: So Close, No Matter How Far|123
2|V. Conclusions|124
2|References|125
2|Primary Sources|125
2|Secondary Sources|126
1|The Concept of Agency in Making Policy on Fundamental Rights|130
2|I. Introduction|130
2|II. Making Law and Policy in the European Union|132
3|1. The `Trade´ of Negotiating Agreements|133
3|2. Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability of Policymaking|135
3|3. Collective Agency, Integration and Policymakers|137
2|III. Negotiating the EU Draft Accession Agreement to the ECHR: A Step Forward Toward Europeanisation?|141
2|IV. Negotiating the UK Withdrawal Agreement from the EU: A Step Backwards?|145
2|V. Assessing the Role of the Policymakers in the Current Cycle of Integration|150
2|VI. Conclusions|152
2|References|153
2|Primary Sources|153
2|Secondary Sources|154
1|Current Obstacles and Future Challenges of Integration in Europe|159
2|I. Introduction|159
2|II. Any Policy Priority for Europe? An Analysis of EU Policy of the Last Decade|161
2|III. The Court of Justice: Past, Present and Future Actor of Integration|164
2|IV. The CJEU´s Legitimacy Control of the Policymakers´ Accession Agreement: The Logic of Opinion 2/2013|169
3|1. The Scope of the Notion of Autonomy in the CJEU´s Case Law|172
3|2. European Integration at a Crossroads: Does No Accession Mean Less Integration?|175
2|V. The Role of the ECtHR in European Integration|177
2|VI. Conclusions|180
2|References|182
2|Primary Sources|182
2|Secondary Sources|184
1|Conclusions|189
2|I. Introduction|189
2|II. The Main Contributions of the Monograph|191
3|1. The Objects of Integration: A Set of Common Values|192
3|2. The Main Actors Involved in the Process of Integration|194
3|3. Interactions Between Actors: Conflicting Interests and Tensions|198
2|III. Final Remarks: The Way Forward|199
2|References|204
2|Primary Sources|204
2|Secondary Sources|205
1|Appendix 1|208
2|Interview Templates|208
3|A) CJEU Judges|208
4|A. General Questions|208
4|B. Conflict Between Freedoms and Rights|209
4|C. Methods of Interpretation|210
4|D. Relationship Between the Charter and General Principle of Union Law|210
4|E. Relationship Between the Charter and the Convention|211
4|F. EU Accession to ECHR|211
4|G. Relationship Between the Two Courts|211
3|B) ECtHR Judges|212
4|A. General Questions|212
4|B. Hierarchy of Rights|213
4|C. Method(s) of Interpretation|213
4|D. Relationship Between the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the EHCR|214
4|E. Relationship Between the CJEU and ECtHR|214
4|F. The Accession of the EU to the ECHR|215
3|C) EU Officials|216
4|A. General Questions|216
4|B. General Questions on Accession:|217
4|C. Questions on the Accession´s Procedures and the Judiciary:|218
1|Appendix 2|220
2|Ethical Documentation|220
3|A) Information Sheet Judges|220
4|Reflections on the Architecture of the European Union After the Treaty of Lisbon: The European Approach to Fundamental Rights|220
3|B) Information Sheet Policymakers|223
4|Reflections on the Architecture of the European Union After the Treaty of Lisbon: The European Approach to Fundamental Rights|223
3|C) Consent Form|226
1|References|227
2|Primary Sources|227
2|Secondary Sources|234
1|Acknowledgements|9
1|Prologue|11
1|Contents|17
1|Abbreviations|20
1|Integration and Fundamental Rights in Europe|21
2|I. Introduction|21
3|1. The Scope of the Monograph|25
3|2. An Overview of the Chapters|27
2|II. The Theoretical Approach: `Integration Through Rights´ (ITRs) as a Normative Concept|30
3|1. The Theory of Dialogic Constitutionalism: A Brief Introduction|31
3|2. Authority or Agency Governing Europe? A Framework for Discussion|33
2|III. The Methodology|36
3|1. Socio-Legal Research|37
3|2. Comparative Methodology|39
3|3. Case-Study Approach|39
2|IV. The Key Argument|40
2|References|41
2|Primary Sources|41
2|Secondary Sources|41
1|Expanding Theories of Constitutionalism and Legal Pluralism: `Integration Through Rights´ in Europe|45
2|I. Introduction|45
2|II. Council of Europe (CoE) and European Union (EU)|47
2|III. Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)|49
2|IV. CJEU and European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)|52
2|V. The Accession Process So Far|54
2|VI. Constitutionalism and Legal Pluralism: An Understanding of the Concepts in Their National Application|56
2|VII. Constitutionalism and the European Union|59
2|VIII. Theories to Describe the Relationship Between the EU and Its Member States|60
2|IX. European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR)|65
2|X. What Theory for (a Future) Europe?|68
2|XI. Conclusions|69
2|References|70
2|Primary Sources|70
2|Secondary Sources|72
1|Dialogic Constitutionalism and Its Application to Fundamental Rights|77
2|I. Introduction|77
2|II. The Interplay Between Overlapping Legal Sources on Fundamental Rights in Europe|80
2|III. Dialogic Constitutionalism for a New Judicial Harmony in Europe|83
2|IV. The Application of the Theory of Dialogic Constitutionalism to Fundamental Rights|87
3|1. The `Area of Freedom, Security and Justice´ (AFSJ) and the Constitutional Principle of `Mutual Trust´|90
3|2. An Evaluation of Dialogic Constitutionalism Through an Analysis of Case Law on Dublin Transfer Mechanisms|92
2|V. Conclusions|98
2|References|99
2|Primary Sources|99
2|Secondary Sources|101
1|European Integration Through Rights: A Balancing Exercise and the Quest for Uniformity|104
2|I. Introduction|104
2|II. The Role of the Two Supranational Courts as Protectors of Fundamental Rights|106
3|1. The Fundamental Rights Agenda and the Strive for Uniformity|106
3|2. The Margin of Appreciation and the Quest for Consensus|110
2|III. Human Dignity Through the Lens of the European Courts|113
3|1. Omega and Dignity: The Interplay Between Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Freedoms|114
3|2. Vinter: Life Sentences, Dignity and the Right to Hope|118
3|3. Re-thinking the Pan-European Concept of Human Dignity|121
2|IV. Luxembourg and Strasbourg: So Close, No Matter How Far|123
2|V. Conclusions|124
2|References|125
2|Primary Sources|125
2|Secondary Sources|126
1|The Concept of Agency in Making Policy on Fundamental Rights|130
2|I. Introduction|130
2|II. Making Law and Policy in the European Union|132
3|1. The `Trade´ of Negotiating Agreements|133
3|2. Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability of Policymaking|135
3|3. Collective Agency, Integration and Policymakers|137
2|III. Negotiating the EU Draft Accession Agreement to the ECHR: A Step Forward Toward Europeanisation?|141
2|IV. Negotiating the UK Withdrawal Agreement from the EU: A Step Backwards?|145
2|V. Assessing the Role of the Policymakers in the Current Cycle of Integration|150
2|VI. Conclusions|152
2|References|153
2|Primary Sources|153
2|Secondary Sources|154
1|Current Obstacles and Future Challenges of Integration in Europe|159
2|I. Introduction|159
2|II. Any Policy Priority for Europe? An Analysis of EU Policy of the Last Decade|161
2|III. The Court of Justice: Past, Present and Future Actor of Integration|164
2|IV. The CJEU´s Legitimacy Control of the Policymakers´ Accession Agreement: The Logic of Opinion 2/2013|169
3|1. The Scope of the Notion of Autonomy in the CJEU´s Case Law|172
3|2. European Integration at a Crossroads: Does No Accession Mean Less Integration?|175
2|V. The Role of the ECtHR in European Integration|177
2|VI. Conclusions|180
2|References|182
2|Primary Sources|182
2|Secondary Sources|184
1|Conclusions|189
2|I. Introduction|189
2|II. The Main Contributions of the Monograph|191
3|1. The Objects of Integration: A Set of Common Values|192
3|2. The Main Actors Involved in the Process of Integration|194
3|3. Interactions Between Actors: Conflicting Interests and Tensions|198
2|III. Final Remarks: The Way Forward|199
2|References|204
2|Primary Sources|204
2|Secondary Sources|205
1|Appendix 1|208
2|Interview Templates|208
3|A) CJEU Judges|208
4|A. General Questions|208
4|B. Conflict Between Freedoms and Rights|209
4|C. Methods of Interpretation|210
4|D. Relationship Between the Charter and General Principle of Union Law|210
4|E. Relationship Between the Charter and the Convention|211
4|F. EU Accession to ECHR|211
4|G. Relationship Between the Two Courts|211
3|B) ECtHR Judges|212
4|A. General Questions|212
4|B. Hierarchy of Rights|213
4|C. Method(s) of Interpretation|213
4|D. Relationship Between the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the EHCR|214
4|E. Relationship Between the CJEU and ECtHR|214
4|F. The Accession of the EU to the ECHR|215
3|C) EU Officials|216
4|A. General Questions|216
4|B. General Questions on Accession:|217
4|C. Questions on the Accession´s Procedures and the Judiciary:|218
1|Appendix 2|220
2|Ethical Documentation|220
3|A) Information Sheet Judges|220
4|Reflections on the Architecture of the European Union After the Treaty of Lisbon: The European Approach to Fundamental Rights|220
3|B) Information Sheet Policymakers|223
4|Reflections on the Architecture of the European Union After the Treaty of Lisbon: The European Approach to Fundamental Rights|223
3|C) Consent Form|226
1|References|227
2|Primary Sources|227
2|Secondary Sources|234