Abstract
The European Union (EU) is the most constitutionally advanced example of regional
governance in existence. As the debates across the member states on the Constitutional Treaty continue, it is interesting to note the trends of regional governance in other parts of the world, and to what extent, if at all, the EU has become a role model. This article places the EU in an international context by identifying and evaluating other forms of regional governance around the world. The extremely varied characteristics of the regional entities in existence are explored, followed by analysis of the trends towards supranationalism, the development of autonomous bodies of law, and institutional development. Whilst no two instances of regional governance are alike, clear parallels can be drawn with the institutional and legal order of the EU
governance in existence. As the debates across the member states on the Constitutional Treaty continue, it is interesting to note the trends of regional governance in other parts of the world, and to what extent, if at all, the EU has become a role model. This article places the EU in an international context by identifying and evaluating other forms of regional governance around the world. The extremely varied characteristics of the regional entities in existence are explored, followed by analysis of the trends towards supranationalism, the development of autonomous bodies of law, and institutional development. Whilst no two instances of regional governance are alike, clear parallels can be drawn with the institutional and legal order of the EU
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 403-431 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | EUROPEAN PUBLIC LAW |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |