Patricia Popelier (University of Antwerp), Koen Lemmens

The Constitution of Belgium

A Contextual Analysis
Herausgeber: Harding, Andrew; Dixon, Rosalind; Leyland, Peter; Klug, Heinz; Berger, Benjamin L

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, the institutional structure and the principles governing the Belgian constitutional system are explained in the light of its historical, demographic and political context.

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Produktdetails

• Constitutional Systems of the World
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 136mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 416g
• ISBN-13: 9781849464154
• ISBN-10: 1849464154
• Artikelnr.: 41376931

Autorenporträt

Patricia Popelier is Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Antwerp. Koen Lemmens is Associate Professor of Human Rights at the Catholic University of Louvain.

Inhaltsangabe

1. CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES: A HISTORICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL ACCOUNT PART I:
THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE CONSTITUTION PART II: NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY
AND A 'MUZZLED' KING A. National Sovereignty B. A Parliamentary Monarchy:
The King ' s Powers Limited PART III: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE UNITARY
DECENTRALISED STATE INTO A FEDERAL STATE: SIX IMPORTANT STATE REFORMS A.
Before 1970 B. The 1970 Reform: The Foundations of the New State C. The
1980 Reform: The Regions Come Alive D. The 1988 Reform: The Creation of the
Brussels-Capital Region E. The 1993 Reform: Federalism at Last F. The 2001
- 2003 Reform: Without Modifying the Constitution G. The 2012 - 2013
Reform: A Long Journey to . Conclusion Further Reading 2. THE FUNDAMENTAL
PRINCIPLES OF THE BELGIAN CONSTITUTION PART I: CONSTITUTIONALISM A. The
Constitution B. The Rechtsstaat C. The Separation of Powers PART II: THE
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE A. Constitutional Concepts of Democracy B. Challenges
PART III: FEDERALISM AND MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE Conclusion Further Reading
3. FEDERALISM AND THE MULTILEVEL STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT PART I: FEATURES
A. General Features B. Particular Features C. Future Prospects PART II:
ALLOCATION OF COMPETENCES A. Residual Powers B. Techniques for the
Allocation of Powers C. Processes for Changing the Distribution of Powers
PART III: SUBNATIONAL CONSTITUTIONALISM PART IV: BRUSSELS PART V: BELGIUM
IN THE EUROPEAN UNION A. Constitutional Hubs for European Integration B.
Capturing Tri-Level Dynamics in the Constitutional System Conclusion
Further Reading 4. THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH PART I: PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT
AND POLITICAL PARTIES A. The Crucial Role of Political Parties in the
Belgian System of Parliamentary Government B. Status and Financing of
Political Parties PART II: THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM A. Voting Rights and Quotas
B. Principles of the Electoral System PART III: BICAMERALISM PART IV:
FUNCTIONS A. The Legislative Function B. The Power of the Purse C.
Parliamentary Control D. Foreign Affairs and Military Matters PART V:
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT: LEGAL STATUS PART VI: DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT PART
VII: PARLIAMENT AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION Conclusion Further Reading 5. THE
EXECUTIVE POWER AND ADMINISTRATION PART I: THE KING AS HEAD OF THE
EXECUTIVE POWER PART II: GOVERNMENT AS THE HEART OF THE EXECUTIVE A.
Council of Ministers (The Federal Cabinet) B. Council of Ministers and
State Secretaries C. The Inner Cabinet ( Het Kernkabinet ) D. The Crown
Council PART III: COMPETENCES A. Nomination of Ministers, Secretaries of
State and Civil Servants B. Execution of Laws C. Foreign Affairs D. Defence
PART IV: LEGAL STATUS A. The King B. The Ministers and the Secretaries of
State PART V: POLITICAL AND LEGAL ACCOUNTABILITY PART VI: ADMINISTRATION
AND PUBLIC SERVICES PART VII: CURRENT AFFAIRS Conclusion Further Reading
6. THE PLURALISTIC JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PART I:
CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES A. Constitutional Principles and the Court System
B. Constitutional Principles of Due Process PART II: THE CONSTITUTIONAL
COURT A. Establishment and Development B. Composition C. The Powers and
Procedures of the Court D. The Role of the Constitutional Court PART III:
THE COURTS AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION Conclusion Further Reading 7.
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PART I: AN OUTDATED CATALOGUE OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS? A.
The Emergence of New Rights B. The Internationalisation of Fundamental
Rights C. Horizontal Effect of Fundamental Rights PART II: THE BELGIAN
FORMAL APPROACH TO FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS A. A Legal Basis for Restrictions
Through Acts of Parliament B. No Prior Intervention C. Looking at
Fundamental Rights Through the Prism of Equality PART III: THE EUROPEAN
CONTRIBUTION TO FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS A. The European Convention on Human
Rights B. EU Law PART IV: CONCURRING FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PART V: THE PROBLEM
OF LINGUISTIC RIGHTS: A CASUS BELLI ? PART VI: NEW CHALLENGES TO
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PROTECTION Conclusion Further Reading CONCLUSION: NO
FUTURE FOR BELGIUM OR A BELGIAN BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE? ECONOMIC CONTEXT
DEMOGRAPHIC CONTEXT EUROPEAN INTEGRATION A FUTURE FOR BELGIUM?