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Spain Tribunal Constitucional on the European Constitution. Declaration of 13 December 2004

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2005

Camilo B. Schutte
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Extract

When thinking about the integration of the European sovereign states in the European Union, one does not need to be a euro-sceptic to perceive a big fish devouring little fish. Of course, the individuality of the different countries is assured in the European Union. Article I-5(1) of the European Constitution establishes that the Union shall respect their national identities inherent in their fundamental structures, political and constitutional, and their essential state functions, including ensuring the territorial integrity of the State, maintaining law and order and safeguarding national security. Europe is to be ‘United in diversity’. Yet, however considerate the Union may be of the various European countries, unity can exist only by the grace of all member states' loyally fulfilling their European obligations.

Keywords

Tribunal ConstitucionalEuropean ConstitutionConstitutionalitySpanish ConstitutionArticle 93Primacy of European LawCharter of Fundamental Rights13 December 2004
Type
Case Notes
Information
European Constitutional Law Review , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , June 2005 , pp. 281 - 292
Copyright
© Asser Press 2005

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The full text can be found on www.tribunalconstitucional.es. This website is only in Spanish.