The Effect of the Constitutionalisation of the EU's Legal Framework on European Integration

Abstract

This paper discusses the effect of the constitutionalisation of the EU’s legal framework on European integration. The first section deals with the evolution of the Treaties as a pathway towards increasing legal integration. The second section discusses the EU’s evolving constitutional doctrine. The remaining sections provide supportive evidence to back up the previously introduced arguments, drawing on a number of important issues such as division of competences and human rights, leaving an input for further research on the impact of Brexit on the matter.

Keywords: constitutionalisation, EU Law, legal integration, constitutional doctrine, CJEU, ECJ

JEL Classification: K33, H77, K39