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Introduction |
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1 | (8) |
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1 | (1) |
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2 Caveats as Regards Perspective and Methodology |
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2 | (2) |
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3 The System Applied in this Study |
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4 | (5) |
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1 Loyalty in the EU Treaties |
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9 | (22) |
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9 | (1) |
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2 Loyalty before the Lisbon Treaty |
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10 | (1) |
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3 The Lisbon Treaty Amendments |
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11 | (2) |
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4 Specifications of Article 4 (3) TEU in the Treaties |
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13 | (6) |
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5 Loyalty and National Identities |
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19 | (3) |
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6 The Vectors of the Application of Loyalty |
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22 | (7) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (32) |
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31 | (2) |
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2 Some Remarks on Terminology |
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33 | (2) |
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3 Distinguishing the Union Principle of Solidarity |
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35 | (6) |
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4 The Relation with the Principles of Good Faith and pacta sunt servanda |
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41 | (6) |
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5 Federal Fidelity in the European Union |
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47 | (14) |
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61 | (2) |
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3 Loyalty and the Constitutionalization of EU Law |
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63 | (22) |
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63 | (1) |
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2 Loyalty in the Literature |
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64 | (7) |
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3 The Foundational Case Law Re-assessed |
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71 | (9) |
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4 The Way Loyalty Has Been Used by the Court in the Foundational Case Law |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (2) |
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Conclusion of the Introductory Part |
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84 | (1) |
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II The Cohesion Of European Union Law |
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85 | (2) |
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4 A Primer on the Structure of Union Law |
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87 | (14) |
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87 | (1) |
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2 The Unity of National Law and Union Law |
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88 | (4) |
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3 The (Inner) Unity of the Union Legal Order |
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92 | (7) |
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99 | (2) |
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5 Supremacy, Pre-emption, and the Union Interest |
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101 | (24) |
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101 | (1) |
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2 Some Thoughts on the Nature of Supremacy |
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101 | (4) |
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3 Duties Unrelated to Supremacy Flowing from Secondary Law |
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105 | (5) |
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4 Duties Unrelated to Supremacy Flowing from Preparatory Legal Acts |
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110 | (5) |
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5 Do We Need a Concept of Pre-emption in Union Law? |
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115 | (7) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (2) |
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6 Effectiveness, Judicial Protection, and Loyalty |
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125 | (16) |
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125 | (1) |
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2 The Principle of Effectiveness and the Enforcement of Individual Rights |
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126 | (5) |
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3 Effectiveness and Compliance by the Member States |
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131 | (2) |
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4 Effectiveness, Effective Judicial Protection, and Indirect Effect |
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133 | (3) |
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5 Effectiveness, Effective Judicial Protection, and Duties of Abstention |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (4) |
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Conclusion of the Part on Cohesion |
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139 | (2) |
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III Cooperation In The European Union |
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141 | (2) |
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7 A Primer on Union Competences |
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143 | (18) |
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1 Codification in the Lisbon Treaty |
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143 | (1) |
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2 Three Categories of Competences |
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144 | (2) |
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3 The General System of External Powers of the Union After Lisbon |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (10) |
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5 Non-exclusive Competences |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (2) |
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8 Loyalty and Non-exclusive Competences |
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161 | (12) |
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161 | (1) |
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2 Loyalty and `Regular' Shared Competences |
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161 | (2) |
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3 Loyalty and `Irregular Shared Competences' |
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163 | (4) |
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4 Loyalty and Supporting Competences |
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167 | (4) |
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171 | (2) |
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9 Manifestations of Loyalty in Secondary Law |
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173 | (10) |
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173 | (1) |
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2 Non-supervisory Notification Obligations |
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174 | (1) |
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3 Supervisory Notification Obligations on Technical Standards |
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175 | (2) |
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4 Hybrid: The Services Directive |
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177 | (1) |
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5 Prohibitions of Frustration and Transitional Periods |
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178 | (1) |
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6 `Managed' Preclusion of Member States |
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179 | (3) |
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182 | (1) |
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10 Loyalty and Mixed Agreements |
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183 | (26) |
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183 | (2) |
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2 Competence and Mixed Agreements |
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185 | (3) |
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3 The General Application of Loyalty to Mixed Agreements |
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188 | (2) |
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4 Loyalty and the Requirement of Unity |
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190 | (2) |
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5 Loyalty and the Conclusion of Mixed Agreements |
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192 | (3) |
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6 Loyalty and Declarations of Competence |
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195 | (2) |
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7 Loyalty and Common Positions |
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197 | (5) |
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8 Loyalty and the Ratification of Mixed Agreements |
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202 | (1) |
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9 Loyalty and the Interpretation and Implementation of Mixed Agreements |
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203 | (3) |
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206 | (3) |
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Conclusion of the Part on Cooperation |
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207 | (2) |
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IV The Construction Of The European Union |
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209 | (2) |
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11 A Primer on Cooperation and Constitutional Conflict in the European Union |
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211 | (22) |
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211 | (1) |
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2 Preliminary References and Other Interactions Between Courts in the EU |
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212 | (3) |
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3 Loyalty, Institutional Balance, and Conflicts of Legal Basis |
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215 | (2) |
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4 The Relationship Between the ECJ and the Union Legislature |
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217 | (8) |
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5 Constitutional Conflicts Between EU Law and Member State Legal Regimes |
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225 | (7) |
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232 | (1) |
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12 On the Nature of Loyalty |
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233 | (19) |
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233 | (1) |
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2 Loyalty as an Independent Source of Obligations |
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234 | (7) |
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3 Loyalty as a General Principle of Union Law |
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241 | (8) |
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249 | (1) |
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5 Interim Summary of the Roles of Loyalty in EU Law |
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250 | (2) |
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13 Deconstructing Loyalty |
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252 | (23) |
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252 | (1) |
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2 Evaluation Criteria for the Reasoning of the Court |
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253 | (8) |
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3 Loyalty, Effectiveness, and effet utile |
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261 | (6) |
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4 Loyalty and Self-referential Reasoning |
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267 | (6) |
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273 | (2) |
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14 Amplification and the Limits of Loyalty |
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275 | (26) |
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275 | (1) |
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2 The Amplification of Provisions of Primary and Secondary Law |
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276 | (4) |
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3 Loyalty, the Prohibition of Discrimination, and Inter se Treaties |
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280 | (6) |
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4 The Amplification of Internal Union Rules |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (2) |
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6 The Limits to Amplification |
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290 | (11) |
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Conclusion of the Part on Construction |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (3) |
References |
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301 | (24) |
Index |
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