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• Copyright Page
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• CHAPTER ONE – The European Union’s Institutions, Identity, and Values
• I. THE EUROPEAN UNION IN A NUTSHELL
• II. A EUROPEAN “BODY POLITIC” AND IDENTITY
• III. EUROPEAN CONSTITUTIONALISM
• IV. CONCLUSIONS
• CHAPTER TWO – Accountable Government
• I. ACCOUNTABILITY OF EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT
• II. POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY OF EU COMMISSIONERS
• III. CONCLUSIONS
• CHAPTER THREE – The Rule of Law
• I. RULE OF LAW, RECHTSSTAAT, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW
• II. SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES TO COMMUNITY LAW
• III. RESPECT FOR BASIC RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS
• IV . PROVIDING LEGAL CERTAINTY
• V. CONCLUSIONS
• CHAPTER FOUR – Good Governance
• I. INTEGRITY AND EFFICIENCY
• II. EQUALITY IN LAW AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
• III. SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE WELFARE STATE
• IV. CONCLUSIONS
• CHAPTER FIVE – Open Government
• I. CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY
• II. FREE ACCESS TO PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
• III. CIVIL SOCIETY, PUBLIC OPINION, AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
• IV. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: A MARKETPLACE FOR IDEAS
• V. CONCLUSIONS
• CHAPTER SIX – Making a Constitution for Europe
• I. CONSTITUTION MAKING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
• II. COMPETENCES AND PROCEDURES IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION
• III. THE INSTITUTIONS’ DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY
• IV. ISSUES STILL IN NEED OF A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION
• V.CONCLUSIONS
• CHAPTER SEVEN – Which Form of Government for Europe?
• I.FORMS OF GOVERNMENT: A COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW
• II. PURE AND MIXED FORMS OF PRESIDENTIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT: AN ASSESSMENT
• III. TWO SPECIFIC ISSUES: BICAMERALISM AND POLITICAL PARTIES
• IV. A DEMOCRATIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION
• V. CONCLUSIONS
• Epilogue
• Index