Legal Issues of the Amsterdam Treaty

Originating in the June 1998 joint conference of the United Kingdom Association for European Law (UKAEL) and the University Association for Contemporary Studies (UACES) and edited by David O'Keeffe and Patrick Twomey,this book brings together a collection of essays that offer critical insights into the institutional and substantive changes to the European Community and Union resulting from the Treaty of Amsterdam. With a preface by Lord Slynn of Hadley, the collection includes essays based on the conference presentations of Joseph Weiler, Anthony Arnull, Alan Dashwood, Franklin Dehousse, Hans Ulrich Jessurun d'Oliveira and Laurens Jan Brinkhorst and some twenty other essays offering the reflections and criticisms of leading academics in the field as well as the unique insights of contributors working within the Community institutions.

Legal Issues of the Amsterdam Treaty is an ideal instrument for getting a proper account of the Amsterdam Treaty, the process leading to it and its implications the collection is an excellent reference for assessing the EU constitutional reforms and also for understanding the intricacies of an ever-more complex process.

Autorentext
Patrick Twomey is a lecturer in law at the University of Nottingham David O'Keeffe is Professor of European Law at University College London.

Inhalt
Introduction David O'Keeffe and Patrick Twomey Constitutional Issues 1. Prologue: Amsterdam and the Quest for Constitutional Democracy Joseph Weiler 2. 'If I'd Wanted You to Understand I Would Have Explained it Better': What is the Purpose of the Provisions on Closer Co-operation Introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam? Stephen Weatherill 3. Amsterdam and the Continuing Search for Community Ian Ward 4. Reflections on the Architecture of the European Union after the Treaty of Amsterdam Laurence W. Gormley 5. The Fundamental Principle of Open Decision-making and EU (Political) Citizenship Deirdre M. Curtin 6. The IGC Process and Results Franklin Dehousse The Institutions 7. Taming the Beast? The Treaty of Amsterdam and the Court of Justice Anthony Arnull 8. The European Parliament and Treaty Reform: Building Blocks and Stumbling Blocks Kieran St C. Bradley Internal Market Issues 9. The New Parameters of European Labour Law Erika Szyszczak 10. The Employment Title in the Amsterdam Treaty: A Multi-language Legal Discourse Silvana Sciarra 11. The Amsterdam Treaty: An Environmental Perspective Richard Macrory 12. Competition Policy and Public Services in EC Law after the Maastricht and Amsterdam Treaties Leo Flynn External Relations 13. External Relations Provisions of the Amsterdam Treaty Alan Dashwood 14. External Economic Relations and the Amsterdam Treaty Marise Cremona 15. The European Union after Amsterdam: An Organisation with General Human Rights Competence? Dominic McGoldrick The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice 16. Can the Leopard Change its Spots?: Visas, Immigration and Asylum following Amsterdam David O'Keeffe 17. The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice with Regard to the UK, Ireland and Denmark: The 'Opt-in Opt-outs' Under the Treaty of Amsterdam Martin Hedemann-Robinson 18. An Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Bogged Down by Compromise Monica den Boer 19. The Role of National Parliaments in the Creation of the area of Freedom Security and Justice: An Italian point of view Fabio Evangelisti 20. Putting Europe's House in Order: Racism, Race Discrimination and Xenophobia after the Treaty of Amsterdam Tamara K. Hervey 21. Constructing a Secure Space: The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Patrick Twomey Non-discrimination and Nationality 22. Article 13: Through the Looking Glass of Union Citizenship Catherine Barnard 23. Nationality and the European Union after Amsterdam Hans Ulrich Jessurun d'Oliveira