Unresolved issues of the Constitution for Europe

Published in 2007 by Éditions Thémis, this scholarly volume edited by Nanette Neuwahl arrives at a pivotal moment in the history of European integration. Following the rejection of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe by French and Dutch voters in 2005, the legal and political landscape of the European Union faced significant uncertainty. This collection of essays serves as a critical analysis of the constitutional challenges and the unresolved procedural questions that emerged during this period of reflection.

Nanette Neuwahl, a respected academic specializing in European law, curated this volume to address the institutional impasse that defined EU politics during the mid-2000s. The contributors offer a rigorous examination of the failed constitutional project, dissecting the tensions between national sovereignty and supranational governance. Upon its release, the work was received as a nuanced academic contribution intended for policy experts and legal scholars seeking to understand the structural evolution of the European project following the failure of the original constitutional draft.