Abstract
The Utrecht Law Review is an open-access peer-reviewed journal which aims to offer an international academic platform for cross-border legal research. In the first place, this concerns research in which the boundaries of the classic branches of the law (private law, criminal law, constitutional and administrative law, European and public international law) are crossed and connections are made between these areas of the law, amongst others from a comparative law perspective. In addition, the journal welcomes research in which classic law is brought face to face with not strictly legal disciplines such as philosophy, economics, political sciences and public administration science.The journal was established in 2005 and is affiliated to the Utrecht University School of Law. If you wish to receive e-mail alerts please join the mailing list.
Highlights
It is well known that the process of Europeanisation is met with great enthusiasm by some and with intense scepticism by others
The possibility of citizens choosing legal regimes other than their ‘own’ is seen as a method of empowering citizens in fields that matter to them the most
In the debate about European private law, we find one specific application of such Euroscepticism
Summary
It is well known that the process of Europeanisation is met with great enthusiasm by some and with intense scepticism by others. This contribution subsequently argues that this view should be replaced with a different type of thinking about ensuring citizens’ participation in the European integration process In this alternative view, the possibility of citizens choosing legal regimes other than their ‘own’ (and States being explicit about the limits of exercising such an enhanced party autonomy) is seen as a method of empowering citizens in fields that matter to them the most. The possibility of citizens choosing legal regimes other than their ‘own’ (and States being explicit about the limits of exercising such an enhanced party autonomy) is seen as a method of empowering citizens in fields that matter to them the most These fields relate to (but are not limited to) what is known as ‘private law’, the law that deals with how private parties can shape their own private, professional and business lives.
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