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Law, Fiscal Federalism, And Austerity, R. Daniel Kelemen
Law, Fiscal Federalism, And Austerity, R. Daniel Kelemen
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
In response to the Eurozone crisis, European Union leaders have undertaken a number of dramatic reforms, including the imposition of a new regime for fiscal governance of Eurozone Member States. The 2012 Fiscal Compact Treaty, one of the lynchpins of this package of reforms, requires states to incorporate judicially enforceable balanced-budget rules into national law. This article explores this effort to judicialize austerity in the European Union, focusing on two interrelated sets of questions. First, why did EU leaders turn to the courts and ask them to become the stewards of fiscal discipline, and second, should we expect the effort …
Potential Exit From The Eurozone: The Case Of Spain, Antonio Estella
Potential Exit From The Eurozone: The Case Of Spain, Antonio Estella
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
According to a recent opinion poll that covered seven members of the Eurozone, Spain would be the Member State of this group that is most in favor of leaving the euro. In this public opinion context, and above all since the summer of 2012, debate has been growing in this country about the prospects of its exiting the European Monetary Union. In this article I argue that there are good reasons for taking this debate seriously. Using Spain as a case study, I analyze what the determinants of this decision could be. In particular, I analyze the economic determinants that …