Convention Constitutionalism : On the Necessity of Judicial Review by the European Court for European Democratic Governance.

Intro
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Legal-Philosophical Background
2.1 The Republican Position
2.2 The Liberal Position
2.3 Republicans and Liberals: A Conclusion
3 Between State Power and Competence Creep
3.1 The First Phase (1960-1975): the Sleeping Beauty Period
3.2 The Second Phase (1975-1995): the Court Finds Its Distinctive Voice
3.3 The Third Phase (1995-2011): The State Parties Start Grumbling
4 The way Forward. Should the European Court Exercise Weak or Strong Judicial Review?
5 Convention Constitutionalism
6 Conclusion
7 Embedment in the Law Faculty
8 Some Words of Thanks
Bibliography.