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The Eternity Clause in the Czech Constitution as Limit to European Integration. Much Ado about Nothing?

VYHNÁNEK, Ladislav

Základní údaje

Originální název

The Eternity Clause in the Czech Constitution as Limit to European Integration. Much Ado about Nothing?

Autoři

VYHNÁNEK, Ladislav (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law, Wien, Verlag Österreich, 2015, 2306-3734

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50501 Law

Stát vydavatele

Rakousko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14220/15:00082464

Organizační jednotka

Právnická fakulta

UT WoS

000366096900004

Klíčová slova anglicky

Czech Republic Constitutional Court Eternity Clause European Union

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 23. 7. 2020 13:45, Mgr. Petra Georgala

Anotace

V originále

The article raises one principle question: Does the Czech Eternity Clause pose a possible threat to a further integration of the European Union? In a concise introductory part, the article analyses the concept of the Eternity Clause of the Czech Constitution from both the substantive and procedural point of view. Afterwards, the article goes on to evaluate whether certain aspects of the Eternity Clause (as interpreted by the Czech Constitutional Court) might indeed create practical problems for the EU. The opinion of the author is that the 'danger' is quite negligible. This is mostly due to the fact that the Czech Constitutional Court generally (with an exception that is not to be overestimated) adheres to euro-friendly interpretation and it has even interpreted the Eternity Clause itself (especially concepts like democracy or sovereignty) with respect to the logic and nature of European integration. The euro-friendliness of the Czech Constitutional Court is further complemented by the respect that the EU law pays to national (especially constitutional) identity of the member states.