Transnational constitutionalism : international and European models

Foreword / Malcolm D. Evans

Introduction : Constitutionalism : a theoretical roadmap / N. Tsagourias

I. States, courts and constitutional principles. 1. The rejection of the universal state / P. Capps

2. The standing of states in the European Union / P. Eleftheriadis

3. The constitutional role of general principles of law in international and European jurisprudence / N. Tsagourias

4. Proportionality and discretion in international and European law / J. Rivers

II. Transnational constitutional interface. 5. Hierarchy in organisations : regional bodies and the United Nations / N. White

6. The multilevel constitution of European foreign relations / R. Wessel

7. Self-determination of peoples and transnational regimes : a foundational principle of global governance / A. Skordas

8. Challenges to international and European corporatism presented by deliberative trends in governance / T. Novitz

III. Visions of international constitutionalism. 9. The meaning of international constitutional law / B. Fassbender

10. The never-ending closure : constitutionalism and international law / W. Werner