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The Franco-German Constitutional Divide

Reflection on National and Constitutional Identity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

Jan-Herman Reestman
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Abstract

German Constitutional Court decision of 30 June 2009 on the compatibility of the Lisbon Treaty with the German Constitution – ‘Identity’ key word of the Lissabon-Urteil – The national identity clause in the current Union Treaty – Nation: people and state; diachronic and synchronic identity – Constitutional patriotism – The national identity clause in the Lisbon Union Treaty – Volksidentität and state identity – Verfassungsidentität: diachronic identity – Identité constitutionnelle de la France: synchronic identity – confidence and diffidence in the Union

Keywords

National identityConstitutional identityBundesverfassungsgerichtLisbon judgmentEuropean UnionLisbon TreatyConseil constitutionnelEuropean Court of JusticeMichaniki case
Type
Comments on the German Constitutional Court's Decision on the Lisbon Treaty
Information
European Constitutional Law Review , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , October 2009 , pp. 374 - 390
Copyright
Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Press and the Authors 2009

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