Narrow Gate? The Process of Entering International and EU Agreements into the Constitutional Order of an EU Member State: The Example of the Czech Republic
2011
Abstract
The aim of this article is to illustrate various pitfalls which must be dealt with before an international agreement creates a legal obligation upon a contracting state. Authors deal in the first place with historical and comparative context of the ratification procedure of international agreements in the Czech Republic.
Furthermore they make a comparative study based on a questionnaire circulated via the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation. The main part of the article deals with selected problems and possible solutions of the negotiation procedure of international agreements in the Czech Republic.
In conclusion a brief observation of international agreements cocnluded by the European Union is made.