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
The Lisbon Treaty states that the Union shall respect cultural diversity and national identity
The principles of subsidiarity and conferral are essential in the creation of powers for the Union, some of its institutions seem to express a progressive approach toward the development of a more centralised political entity, meaning that increasingly more powers would be exercised at the European Union level with less Member State sovereignty and autonomy
Divergent perspectives exist on the nature of the Lisbon Treaty: is it merely an amendment treaty or is it a step towards a ‘new Union’? And, more importantly, how does the Union combine these ideals with the statement that cultural diversity and national identity will be respected?
Summary
The Lisbon Treaty states that the Union shall respect cultural diversity and national identity. These actions seem to send out a progressive signal toward European integration by increasing the Union’s powers This is where Euroscepticism comes in: to what extent can the novelties under the Lisbon Treaties be evaluated in the light of some major Eurosceptic arguments opposing further European integration? Taking the foregoing questions as a guideline, this contribution provides a critical and normative observation of several essential developments and changes in relation to cultural diversity and national identity.
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