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Rule of Law and Judicial Politics
1) Discuss the influence of the European Court of Justice in pushing European integration forward. When, why and how has the Court been able to push the member states towards deeper integration? Why have the member states allowed the court to increase its influence?
2) Why do people obey law? Discuss different potential explanations.
3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of an entrenched constitution?
4) Why do EU member states obey EU law? When are they more likely to violate it?
5) Why might drafters of a constitution prefer strong constitutional review over weak constitutional review? Why would might they prefer weak over strong?