Det finns frågor som kan tyckas så givna att man knappt ska behöva tänka på dem. Den svenska konstitutionen tillhör säkerligen en sådan. Men i länder inte långt från vårt eget, som Ungern och Polen, har konstitutionen rivits upp alarmerande snabbt och med stora konsekvenser som följd. Villkoren för vår demokratiska offentlighet befinner sig i förändring. Och när hjulen snurrar allt snabbare, anklagas författningen stundtals för att inte hänga med. Måste vi slå vakt om grundlagen – eller an...

This volume in the series Swedish Studies in European Law, produced by the Swedish Network for European Legal Studies, focuses on EU criminal law and transnational police co-operation. Against the background of the most important changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty in the area of criminal law and police co-operation, this volume is divided into four main sections. Each section analyses some specific challenges. The first section includes a critical analysis of the boundaries of the new...

Much has changed in European constitutional law after the Lisbon Treaty, not least the efforts to increase democratic legitimacy by engaging national legislatures and introducing a stricter subsidiary review process, namely the Early Warning Mechanism (EWM).This collection looks at how national parliaments have adapted to their new roles and looks at how the new system has impacted on relations between the EU legislative bodies and national parliaments. A team of experts from across...