Jean-Claude GAUTRON - A Europe with variable rights

Pouvoirs n°69 - Europe, de la Communauté à l’Union - avril 1994 - p.77-93

Whereas the construction of the European unity is based in a large part on the Community legal system, it does not preclude substantial borrowings from international public law. This twofold approach outlined in the basic treaties and institutionalized in the Single European Act was made constitutional in the European Union Treaty’s distinction between the « community pilar » and governmental cooperation. This distinction entails many limitations, interactions and alterations. In the light of this dual aspect, the author analyzes the Schengen Agreements, their origin, and their possible future with regards to the various dispositions dealing with cooperation in the fields of legal and internal affairs. Résumé

Référence électonique : Jean-Claude GAUTRON, "A Europe with variable rights", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°69, 1994, p.77-93. Consulté le 01-06-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/A-Europe-with-variable-rights.html