The Irish Opt Out from the Lisbon Treaty? Lessons of the Danish Experience

TY - GEN

T1 - The Irish Opt Out from the Lisbon Treaty?

T2 - Lessons of the Danish Experience

AU - Manners, Ian

AU - Christensen, Mette Buskjær

PY - 2008/12

Y1 - 2008/12

N2 - Ireland has been facing some of the same challenges as when the Danes rejected the Maastricht Treaty in 1992. A solution to the ratification crisis that could satisfy both the Irish people and the remaining member states needed to be found. A way of addressing the concern of the citizens needed to be identified. There are a number of interesting similarities between the two cases, and hence, also lessons to be learned for both Ireland and Denmark

AB - Ireland has been facing some of the same challenges as when the Danes rejected the Maastricht Treaty in 1992. A solution to the ratification crisis that could satisfy both the Irish people and the remaining member states needed to be found. A way of addressing the concern of the citizens needed to be identified. There are a number of interesting similarities between the two cases, and hence, also lessons to be learned for both Ireland and Denmark

M3 - Comment

SP - 1

EP - 6

BT - DIIS Brief

PB - Institut for Internationale Studier / Dansk Center for Internationale Studier og Menneskerettigheder

CY - Copenhagen

ER -