Ebook: National and Regional Parliaments in the EU-Legislative Procedure Post-Lisbon: The Impact of the Early Warning Mechanism

Much has changed in European constitutional law after the Lisbon Treaty, not least the efforts to increase democratic legitimacy by engaging national legislatures and introducing a stricter subsidiary review process, namely the Early Warning Mechanism (EWM). This collection looks at the how national parliaments have adapted to their new roles and at how the new system has impacted on relations between the EU legislative bodies and these national parliaments. A team of experts from across Europe explores the effect of the EWM on the national constitutional orders, analyses the regional impact of EWM and evaluates the new system of scrutiny.