Designing the European Union

Chapter 1 Introduction: On the Study of EU Treaties and Treaty Reforms

Chapter 2 The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and European Defence Community (EDC) Treaties

Chapter 3 All Roads Lead to Rome: Background, Content and Legacy of the Treaties on the European Economic and European Atomic Energy Communities

Chapter 4 The 1965 Merger Treaty: The First Reform of the Founding European Community Treaties

Chapter 5 The 1970 and 1975 Budget Treaties: Enhancing the Democratic Architecture of the Community

Chapter 6 The Single European Act: Revitalising European Integration

Chapter 7 The Treaty of Maastricht: Designing the European Union

Chapter 8 The Amsterdam Treaty: Modest Reforms

Chapter 9 The Treaty of Nice: The Inadequate Preparation of Enlargement

Chapter 11 The Treaty of Lisbon: Constitutional Treaty, Episode II

Chapter 12 Conclusions: So What do we Know about EU Treaties and their Reforms? And Where May we be Going?