Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-329) and index.
Contents:
The roots of chartered rights of local authorities -- The origins of the charter within the Council of Europe -- The normative guidance along and beyond Council of Europe borders -- International treaty law -- The charter's guarantees as general principles of EU law? -- Rank of the charter under domestic law of Council of Europe member states -- The charter's concept of local self-government -- Institutional design of local self-government.
Summary:
In 'Constitutional Principles of Local Self-Government in Europe' Giovanni Boggero offers a meticulous account of the defining features of European constitutional local government law using both an international and comparative law perspective. The book argues that differences between local government systems in Europe, typical examples of internal affairs of a State, can be smoothed away by construing a consistent system of constitutional principles to be coherently applied at domestic level across the whole European legal space. This system can be best grasped by looking at the European Charter of Local Self-Government, which embodies a concept of self-government rooted in common legal traditions, and at its subsequent practice within the Council of Europe.
Series:
Studies in territorial and cultural diversity governance, 2213-2570 ; volume 9
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