Human Rights, Constitutionalism, and Integration: Iconography and Fetishism
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The advent of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union is one of the factors which is feeding the renewed debate about a constitution for Europe. For many, the Charter is the first, important element in a would-be European constitution. It is appropriate that fundamental rights (German preference) or human rights (French preference) should be at the centre of such constitutional discussion. But it is also appropriate that one does not allow the normative complexity of the trinity of human rights, constitutionalism and integration to be obscured by our enthusiasms for all three. This essay is meant, thus, to highlight some of the darker aspects of the ongoing debate.
Source Publication
Developing a Constitution for Europe
Source Editors/Authors
Erik Oddvar Eriksen, John Erik Fossum, Agustín José Menéndez
Publication Date
2004
Recommended Citation
Weiler, Joseph H. H., "Human Rights, Constitutionalism, and Integration: Iconography and Fetishism" (2004). Faculty Chapters. 1521.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/1521
