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The Concept of the Supremacy of the Constitution
Author(s) -
Limbach Jutta
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the modern law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-2230
pISSN - 0026-7961
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2230.00306
Subject(s) - constitution , parliamentary sovereignty , sovereignty , political science , law , european union , supreme court , politics , economics , economic policy
The article compares and assesses the idea of the supremacy of the constitution found in Germany with the competing British tradition of parliamentary sovereignty. It concludes by examining the need for a supreme constitutional law in the European Union.