Despite our Differences

Despite our Differences is a blog published by Despite our Differences that focuses on European Union law, particularly the interaction between national courts and EU institutions. It covers topics such as judicial review of EU acts by national courts, the preliminary reference procedure under Article 267 TFEU, constitutional challenges related to EU law, infringement actions against Member States, and significant rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union. The blog also discusses constitutional principles affecting EU law enforcement, the role of constitutional courts, and landmark cases shaping EU legal integration and fundamental rights protection.

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In a classic work of American constitutionalism, Bruce Ackerman refers to the “constitutional moments” that define the political arrangements enshrined in a Constitution. In Ackerman’s work this development takes place in a paradoxical way, because such “constitutional moments” of US…