Parliamentary Scrutiny of European Legislation

MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY INVOLVES A TRANSFER OF some powers of law-making, on a range of economic and social matters, from national authorities to the Council of Ministers and the Commission. In constitutional terms this implies a limitation of sovereignty on the part of the individual m...

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Published in:Government and opposition (London) 1975-01, Vol.10 (1), p.46-69
Main Author: Kolinsky, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Committees
Councils
European economic community
European Parliament
Finance committees
Great Britain
International and municipal law
Legislatures
Parliament
Parliamentary debate
Parliamentary procedure
Parliamentary system
Parliaments
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Summary:MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY INVOLVES A TRANSFER OF some powers of law-making, on a range of economic and social matters, from national authorities to the Council of Ministers and the Commission. In constitutional terms this implies a limitation of sovereignty on the part of the individual member states; but to what extent does it represent a loss of political sovereignty? There are several considerations, starting with the abstractness and relativity of the concept of sovereignty itself in relation to the interdependence of groups of states in the post-war world. Membership of any international organization implies some degree of formal constraint which is accepted as a means of achieving a desired goal. Admittedly the European Community has established a unique juridical plane, but governments of the member states assess membership as a means of enhancing their national economic and political capabilities.
ISSN:0017-257X
1477-7053
DOI:10.1111/j.1477-7053.1975.tb00629.x