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European Integration: History and Perspectives Report from a Colloquium Retracing the Evolution of the European Union

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From the journal International Journal of Legal Information Volume 30 Issue 3

Abstract

Fifty years ago, in the aftermath of the Second World War, Europe lay in ruins. What could be done to put an end to its belligerent past? Robert Schuman, then French Foreign Minister, envisioned that the European nations pool their resources together and unite their sovereign states, creating a unique form of political and economic union to be governed by supranational institutions. In the words of Jean Monnet: “Nothing can be achieved without institutions.” These ideas were the origins of the European Union.

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BA, University of Uppsala, Sweden, MLS Boras, Sweden. LLM European Law, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Head of EDC, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (SICL), Lausanne, Switzerland. The author expresses her thanks to Mr. Pierre Widmer, Director of SICL, Mrs. Karen Jeanneret Drucksmann, Legal Adviser, SICL, and Mrs. Mary Tobin Mayenfisch, Attorney, for their help and advice.

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    Art. 6 TEU.

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    The Constitution of Europe, WeilerJ., Cambridge, 1999, p. 102–129.

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    Art. 12 TEC.

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    It caused quite a bit of concern in the international community, when the FPÖ (Freiheitliche Partei Österreich) under its leadership of Jörg Haider was able to attract 27% of the votes. Haider was known for his xenophobic and racist ideas. Seehttp://www.adl.org/backgrounders/joerg_haider.asp and http://www.rferl.org.nca/features/2000/02/F.RU.000203143004.html.

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    Id.

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    The Schengen Agreement was signed on June 14, 1985, and has since been amended several times.

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    OJ 2001, C80, p.1. The Treaty will enter into force once the 15 Member States have ratified it.

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    Au-dela de l'information by RiccardiF., 8089 Bulletin quotidien Europe, 2001.

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    Id.

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    The Treaty on European Union, TEU, OJ 1992 C191, p.1, is also known as the Treaty of Maastricht, referring to the Dutch city where the Treaty was concluded.

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    Supra, fn.1.

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    Case 26/72[1963] ECR 1.

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    Arts. 230, 232 and 288 TEU.

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    Single European Act, OJ 1987 L169, p.1.

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    Cite.

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    Supra, fn 12.

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    Supra, fn. 1.

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    Id.

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    Au-dela de l'information by RiccardiF., 8090 Bulletin quotidien Europe, 2001.

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    Id.

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    Au-dela de l'information by RiccardiF., 8089 Bulletin quotidien Europe, 2001.

Published Online: 2019-02-28
Published in Print: 2002-12-01

Copyright © 2002 by the International Association of Law Libraries 

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https://doi.org/10.1017/S0731126500010143

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  2. Editorial Comment
  3. President's Report
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  5. The International Calendar
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  9. Academic Law Library Collections in Africa Comparative Notes on Nigeria and South Africa
  10. European Integration: History and Perspectives Report from a Colloquium Retracing the Evolution of the European Union
  11. The Death Penalty in Russia 1917–2000: A Bibliographic Survey of English Language Writings
  12. Book Review Essay
  13. The Memory of Judgment: Making Law and History in the Trials of the Holocaust.
  14. Book Reviews
  15. Crime and Criminal Justice in Europe.
  16. Digest of United States Practice in International Law 2000.
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