The paper deals with the validity of constitutional pluralism as a constitutional theory for the European Union and a paradigm for the understanding of EU law in the current times of crisis. It reconstructs the way in which constitutional pluralism came to the fore, the different ways in which the theory was presented, and considers historical criticism it has faced. It then looks at the anomalies that, allegedly, cannot be explained today by constitutional pluralism as a paradigm, linked to the current economic and political crises in the Union. The reconstruction of the debate is complemented with reflections on both the descriptive and normative validity of EU constitutional pluralism’s claims.

Leonardo Pierdominici (2017). The Theory of EU Constitutional Pluralism: a Crisis in a Crisis?. PERSPECTIVES ON FEDERALISM, 9(2), 119-153.

The Theory of EU Constitutional Pluralism: a Crisis in a Crisis?

Leonardo Pierdominici
2017

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The paper deals with the validity of constitutional pluralism as a constitutional theory for the European Union and a paradigm for the understanding of EU law in the current times of crisis. It reconstructs the way in which constitutional pluralism came to the fore, the different ways in which the theory was presented, and considers historical criticism it has faced. It then looks at the anomalies that, allegedly, cannot be explained today by constitutional pluralism as a paradigm, linked to the current economic and political crises in the Union. The reconstruction of the debate is complemented with reflections on both the descriptive and normative validity of EU constitutional pluralism’s claims.
2017
Leonardo Pierdominici (2017). The Theory of EU Constitutional Pluralism: a Crisis in a Crisis?. PERSPECTIVES ON FEDERALISM, 9(2), 119-153.
Leonardo Pierdominici
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