Constitutional Identities and Traditions: A Conundrum for Comparative Lawyers

Autores

  • Sabrina Ragone Università di Bologna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21056/aec.v22i89.1702

Palavras-chave:

constitutional identity, European integration, constitutional traditions, fundamental values of the EU, comparative methodology.

Resumo

This paper elaborates upon a novel understanding of the interaction between constitutional traditions common to the Member States of the European Union and their domestic identity through comparative methodology. It puts forward a bottom-up understanding of identities through comparative case law, while grasping their potential contribution to the content of common traditions. It connects these issues to the ongoing discussion on the values of the EU through a circular model of mutual influence.

Biografia do Autor

  • Sabrina Ragone, Università di Bologna
    Associate Professor of Comparative Public law, Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali, Università di Bologna (Bologna, Italy). Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer, Departamento de Derecho Público y Ciencia Política, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. PhD in Constitutional Justice and Fundamental Rights, joint programme in Comparative Law offered by the University of Pisa, the University Carlos III of Madrid and the Université Paul Cézanne, Aix-Marseille III. E-mail: sabrina.ragone2@unibo.it

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