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CONSTITUTIONALISM, FEDERALISM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION |
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| Authors: | Norman Barry |
| Affiliation: | Professor of Social and Political Theory at the University of Buckingham, UK. |
| Abstract: | The purpose of a constitution should be to restrain governments. The proposed EU constitution does not do that - it provides agendas for government action. There is also no mechanism to facilitate jurisdictional competition. As such, if adopted, it will lead to further centralisation and abuse of statutory powers. |
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