The locus of power in the European Union: determining whether judicial power will remain at the nation state level or if the European Union will merge into a federal institution

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dc.contributor.advisorStephan, Harryen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWesley, Tiffanien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-02T09:50:04Z
dc.date.available2014-09-02T09:50:04Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.description.abstractLarry Backer opines that 'Most of the academic work regarding the "lessons" offered by American federalism for the European Union ("EU") and other supra-national systems has predominantly focused on an understanding of post-Civil War American federalism. It remains, on that account, extremely superficial.' Backer notes that there are important lessons to learn from Calhoun's marginalized understanding of federalism that provide emerging supra-national unions like the European Union with a powerful conceptual foundation for the construction of non-national federal systems of government. The research question seeks to test this debate, first by following the theoretical arguments that took place within the United States on the issue surrounding states' rights versus federalism, and second through the various court cases that have occurred within the European national courts and the European Court of Justice. In essence, the research question seeks to determine where the locus of power currently resides, or will tend to reside, between to the European Union and its member nations.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWesley, T. (2014). <i>The locus of power in the European Union: determining whether judicial power will remain at the nation state level or if the European Union will merge into a federal institution</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6805en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWesley, Tiffani. <i>"The locus of power in the European Union: determining whether judicial power will remain at the nation state level or if the European Union will merge into a federal institution."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6805en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWesley, T. 2014. The locus of power in the European Union: determining whether judicial power will remain at the nation state level or if the European Union will merge into a federal institution. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Wesley, Tiffani AB - Larry Backer opines that 'Most of the academic work regarding the "lessons" offered by American federalism for the European Union ("EU") and other supra-national systems has predominantly focused on an understanding of post-Civil War American federalism. It remains, on that account, extremely superficial.' Backer notes that there are important lessons to learn from Calhoun's marginalized understanding of federalism that provide emerging supra-national unions like the European Union with a powerful conceptual foundation for the construction of non-national federal systems of government. The research question seeks to test this debate, first by following the theoretical arguments that took place within the United States on the issue surrounding states' rights versus federalism, and second through the various court cases that have occurred within the European national courts and the European Court of Justice. In essence, the research question seeks to determine where the locus of power currently resides, or will tend to reside, between to the European Union and its member nations. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - The locus of power in the European Union: determining whether judicial power will remain at the nation state level or if the European Union will merge into a federal institution TI - The locus of power in the European Union: determining whether judicial power will remain at the nation state level or if the European Union will merge into a federal institution UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6805 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWesley T. The locus of power in the European Union: determining whether judicial power will remain at the nation state level or if the European Union will merge into a federal institution. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6805en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleThe locus of power in the European Union: determining whether judicial power will remain at the nation state level or if the European Union will merge into a federal institutionen_ZA
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