Constitution - Sixth Report
Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 19 March 2008.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Chapter 1: Introduction
Background to the Lisbon Treaty
Amendments made by the Lisbon Treaty
Table 1: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Table 2: Part 3 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Protocols
Declarations
Chapter 2: Parliamentary Control of Future Alterations to the European Union Treaties
How the Treaties may be amended in the future
The Ordinary Revision Procedure
The Simplified Revision Procedure
Passerelles
The Flexibility Clause
Chapter 3: The Lisbon Treaty and the UK Constitution
A lasting settlement?
Defining the European Union's competences 50
People's rights and responsibilities
Introduction
The practical significance of the Charter
The Protocol concerning the United Kingdom and Poland
Accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights
Citizenship
The United Kingdom Parliament and parliamentary supremacy
Table 3: The Role of National Parliaments
Mandatory obligations on national parliaments?
Parliamentary Sovereignty
Nations and regions
Relations between the UK Government and the devolved administrations on EU matters
Relations between the UK Parliament and devolved legislatures on EU matters
The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Courts and the judiciary
Chapter 4: Conclusions and Recommendations
Parliamentary Control of Future Alterations to the European Union Treaties
The Lisbon Treaty and the UK Constitution
A lasting settlement?
Defining the European Union's competences
People's rights and responsibilities
Citizenship
The United Kingdom Parliament and parliamentary supremacy
Nations and regions
The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Courts and the judiciary
Appendix 1: List of Witnesses
Appendix 2: Glossary
Written Evidence
Professor Mads Andenas, University of Leicester
and Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of
Oslo and Professor Andreas Follesdal, Norwegian Centre
for Human Rights, University of Oslo 1
Dr Gordon Anthony, Queen's University, Belfast 9
Professor Damian Chalmers, London School of Economics
and Political Science 12
Professor A A Dashwood, University of Cambridge 15
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) 18
Dr Valsamis Mitsilegas, Queen Mary, University of
London 60
Professor Jo Shaw, Salvesen Chair of European Institutions,
University of Edinburgh 64
Dr Eleanor Spaventa, University of Durham 67
Professor Takis Tridimas, Queen Mary, University
of London 72
Professor John A Usher, University of Exeter 79
NOTE:
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