The Treaty on European Union - A Commentary

The Commentary is the outcome of the research of authors from ten European countries. Searching for a better understanding of the European Union's law, it is inspired by the desire to identify common constitutional traditions, and to create an idem sentire. The book contains detailed analysis of the provisions of the Treaty on European Union , as amended by the Reform Treaty of Lisbon. Within the law of the Treaties, the editors have found a strong tendency toward a systematic and dogmatic reconstruction based on a set of general principles, many of which have long characterized the supranational order. However, they have also noticed that the legal structure of the Treaties, beyond a certain limit, does not allow for the formation of European law, which does not have the legal resources sufficient to overcome its impasses and its shortcomings. Such a situation once more brings up the question of a European Constitution, which would round off the law of the Union, representing the state of unification that has been so far lacking.