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International law and european law application in the see constitutions and courts practice: harmonization of legal orders in the pre-accession phase

September 2014 | #51

by: Dr Saverio Francesco Massari
pp: 33
ISSN: 2038-632X

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Abstract

The SAAs the EU signed with the South East Europe Countries (SEE) in the pre-accession framework are the main tool to enhance the harmonization of SEE legal orders with the European standards.
The convergence to the European acquis is a pre-condition to obtain the EU membership.
However the harmonization process is not only a formal transposition of the EU legal standards in the national legal orders but it requires a direct implementation of these regulations before the national Courts. Therefore, the Constitutional provisions interpretation and the practice of Constitutional/national Courts are fundamental to enhance the application of the supranational/international regulations and rights in the internal legal order. The paper aims at understanding the approach of each SEE Constitution and Constitutional Court with regard to the international agreements validity in the national legal orders.

 

Keywords

South East Europe, Constitutions, Enlargement, acquis communautaire, harmonization, SAA, international customary law, international law

Table of contents

Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
2. Albania
2.1. International law and international agreements in the Albanian national legal order
2.2. SAA and SAA’s bodies decisions
2.3. The European Convention of Human Rights in the Albanian legal order
2.4. European acquis
3. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
3.1. International law and international agreements in BiH national legal order
3.2. The SAA and SAA’s bodies decisions
3.3. The European Convention of Human Rights in the BiH legal order
3.4. European acquis
4. Macedonia
4.1. International law and international agreements in the Macedonian national legal order
4.2. The SAA-ECHR and SAA’s bodies decisions
4.3. European acquis
5. Montenegro
5.1. International law and international agreements in the Montenegrin national legal order
5.2. The SAA-ECHR and SAA’s bodies decisions
5.3. European acquis
6. Serbia
6.1. International law and international agreements in the Serbian national legal order
6.2. The SAA-ECHR and SAA’s bodies decisions
6.3. European acquis
7. Conclusion
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