Second Walter van Gerven Lecture "The European Constitutional Treaty and the National Constitutions"
Leuven - 19 December 2002

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The Leuven Centre for a Common Law of Europe (Leuven CCLE) has the pleasure to invite you to the second Walter van Gerven Lecture. This year, prof. Bruno De Witte will discuss "The European Constitutional Treaty and the National Constitutions". Professor De Witte holds the joint chair in European Law of the Law Department and the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.

ABSTRACT:
"The current process of elaboration of a constitutional treaty for the European Union has many interfaces with the constitutional law of the member states of the European Union. Some important linkages between these two levels of constitutional law will be presented and discussed in the lecture: (I) national constitutional norms and traditions serve as a source of inspiration for the drafting of a European Constitution; (II) the formal legal relationship between the future constitutional treaty and the national constitutions is, possibly, a matter to be dealt with in a European constitutional document; and (III) national constitutions impose substantive and procedural conditions for the entry into force of a constitutional treaty."

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SECOND WALTER VAN GERVEN LECTURE

14u00
The European Constitutional Treaty and the National Constitutions
Bruno De Witte, European University Institute.

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Time
Thursday, December 19, 2002, 2.00 p.m.

Venue
The number of people wishing to attend the second Walter van Gerven Lecture exceeds the capacity of the "Grote Vergaderzaal" of the Faculty of Law. Please note that the Lecture will be delivered in the "Promotiezaal" of the "Universiteitshal" of the "Katholieke Universiteit Leuven" (Naamsestraat 22, Leuven). The new location is situated within 5 minutes walking distance from the Faculty of Law. Both locations are linked via the Muntstraat. Please click here to browse a digital city map of Leuven (the cross indicates the position of the Faculty of Law, the circle indicates the position of the "Universiteishal").

Registration Fee
Participation is free of charge. Reservations can be made by mail (nancy.vanmeel@law.kuleuven.be) or via the registration form below.

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The National Constitutional Dimension of European Treaty Revision. Evolution and Recent Debates
Second Walter van Gerven Lecture
Bruno de Witte
Professor of European Union Law European University Institute, Florence
2004, Europa Law Publishing, Groningen, ISBN 90-76871-41-8, 25 p. (eds. W. Devroe and D. Droshout)

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