European constitution cases and materials in EU & member states` law

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The ratification of the Treaty of Rome of 29 October 2004 establishing a constitution for Europe -- Referendums in the ratification process : constitutional bases, results, consequences -- Innovations in the constitution for Europe -- Primacy of EU law -- The EU Charter of fundamental rights -- Competences, legal bases, and instruments in the constitution for Europe -- The role of national parliaments and the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality -- The area of freedom, security, and justice -- Developments under the common foreign and security and defence policies.