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Intrinsic relation between form and substance in law and between the institutional law of the EU and its substantive goals – idea and criteria for a 'substantive core' to the legal order – the internal market as early EU law's substantive core – the EU's changing policy substance and the subsequent 'de-coring' of the legal order – the consequences of de-coring and its impact on EU law's relevance and legitimacy – early attempts to reconcile EU law with the changing substance of EU policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Essence of fundamental rights – Article 52(1) of the Charter – Court of Justice of the EU – Methodology for determination of interference with essence – EU values – Proportionality – Balancing – Absolute and relative theory – Absolute rights – Interest theory of rights – Choice theory of rights – Hohfeld's theory of rights – 'Newtonian' conception of rights – Case law on Article 52(1) of the Charter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rule of law as one of the core constitutional values of the EU legal order – The rule of law in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union – Jurisdiction of the Court on the basis of a combined reading of Articles 2 and 19 TEU – Protecting the rule of law in the Common Foreign and Security Policy – Protecting the rule of law in the member states in order to safeguard the structure and functioning of the EU legal order – Limits to the scope of application of EU law [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Composite administrative procedures – Exclusive jurisdiction of Union courts to review non-binding national preparatory acts – No jurisdiction of Union courts to enforce national law – Autonomy and uniformity of EU law – No judicial control possible of violation of domestic law by national authorities – National rule of law gap – Judicial review, effective judicial protection, and principle of administrative legality [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Principle of subsidiarity – Early Warning Mechanism – Protocol No. 2 on Proportionality and Subsidiarity – The scope of the principle of subsidiarity – The role of national parliaments in the EU – National parliaments' reasoned opinions – Principle of proportionality – Principle of conferral – National sovereignty in the EU – National identity in the EU – Justification of draft legislation acts [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

EU law – Mutual recognition as a justification for EU competence – EU competence in domestic criminal procedure – Test and intensity of judicial review of EU criminal law legislation – Relationship between mutual trust and mutual recognition – Federalism and division of powers between the member states and the EU – Mutual recognition as a constraint to EU action – Presumption of Innocence Directive – Victims' Rights Directive – Exercise of EU competence in domestic criminal procedure – Justifications for EU action in criminal procedure – Evidence-based legislation in the field of criminal procedure – Mutual trust as a legal and sociological concept – National courts' compliance with EU law – European arrest warrant [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

EU Rule of law crisis – Article 2 TEU – EU values – EU fundamental rights – Freedom of speech – Member state courts – Interpretation of national law in conformity with Article 2 TEU values – Preliminary reference – Duty of referral – Criminal liability of judges – Reverse Solange – ASJP judgment – Judicial applicability of Article 2 TEU – Value-oriented interpretation of EU law – Mutual Amplification – Essence of EU fundamental rights – L.M. judgment – Aranyosi judgment – Federal balance – Red lines – Systemic deficiencies – Solange presumption – Mutual trust [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

European Court of Justice – The nature of European law – European Law Academia – Costa v. E.N.E.L. and Van Gend & Loos – Legal Service of the European Commission – How the constitutional discourse became dominant [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Services Directive ??? Peculiar harmonisation technique ??? Unusual design ??? Key provisions giving rise to constitutional problems ??? Special derogation system ??? Freezing of the Rule of Reason ??? (In)compatibility with EU primary law ??? Appropriate legal basis? ??? Non???transposition by several member states ??? Arguments for a benign assessment of the Commission and the Court ??? Problematic enforcement in horizontal situations ??? Possible solutions and their shortcomings ??? Overall need for a flexible approach [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Rule of law ??? Constitutional principle ??? Meaning ??? Scope of Application ??? Justiciability ??? Audit of the European Union's Constitutional Framework ??? Lisbon Treaty [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Council Decision of July 2010 to authorize enhanced cooperation for the first time ??? Planned Regulation on conflicts of law in divorce ??? Analysis of the application of the substantive and procedural rules applying to the authorization of enhanced cooperation in this case ??? Links between the planned legislation on this issue and other EU or international rules on related topics ??? Broader impact of the decision upon the EU legal order [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]