State Power and the Acquis Communautaire in the European Community of the early 1970s
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State Power and the Acquis Communautaire in the European Community of the early 1970s. / Rasmussen, Morten.
Beyond the customs union: the European¿Community's quest for deepening, widening and completion, 1969-1975. ed. / Jan Van der Harst. 1. ed. Bruxelles : Bruylant, 2007. p. 359-376 (Publications of the European Union Liaison Committee of Historians, Vol. 11).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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TY - CHAP
T1 - State Power and the Acquis Communautaire in the European Community of the early 1970s
AU - Rasmussen, Morten
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This article analyses in a historical perspective the so-called acquis communautaire, i.e. the body of law, rules, including informal decisions/norms, taken by the European Community/European Union. In the first part of the article the early history of the concept from the establishment of the EC in 1958 to the early 1970s is analysed. The second part of the article analyses the impact of the acquis communautaire on the way the EC negotiated during the first successful enlargement negotiations from 1970 to 1972 with Denmark, Ireland, Norway and Britain. The article demonstrates empirically that even if national governments continued to play a leading role in European cooperation, the existence of a common body of law, rules and norms was difficult for single governments to set aside in their pursuance after of narrow national interest. This did not mean that laws could not be bent, or broken, but this required a broad alliance of member states, which was unopposed.
AB - This article analyses in a historical perspective the so-called acquis communautaire, i.e. the body of law, rules, including informal decisions/norms, taken by the European Community/European Union. In the first part of the article the early history of the concept from the establishment of the EC in 1958 to the early 1970s is analysed. The second part of the article analyses the impact of the acquis communautaire on the way the EC negotiated during the first successful enlargement negotiations from 1970 to 1972 with Denmark, Ireland, Norway and Britain. The article demonstrates empirically that even if national governments continued to play a leading role in European cooperation, the existence of a common body of law, rules and norms was difficult for single governments to set aside in their pursuance after of narrow national interest. This did not mean that laws could not be bent, or broken, but this required a broad alliance of member states, which was unopposed.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Acquis Communautaire
KW - EF
KW - europæisk integration
KW - europæisk ret
KW - Dansk EF-medlemskab
KW - optagelsesforhandlinger i EF
KW - sti-afhængighed
KW - europæiske institutioner
KW - joint decision trap
KW - acquis communautaire
KW - EC
KW - European integration
KW - European law
KW - Danish EC-membership
KW - accession negotiations with a view to become member of the EC
KW - path dependency
KW - European institutions
KW - joint decision trap
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-2-8027-2428-5
T3 - Publications of the European Union Liaison Committee of Historians
SP - 359
EP - 376
BT - Beyond the customs union:
A2 - Van der Harst, Jan
PB - Bruylant
CY - Bruxelles
ER -
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