views on and different understandings of European constitutional law and European integration and, more generally speaking …

intimate relationship between the two fields of law. The second part of the paper traces the forms of law and political … repressed foundation of responsible decision-making. I suggest that this form of law, with its secret relationship to mystery … of modern international law, would seem to challenge the logic of sacrifice to a mysterious God, through its commitment …

Abstract: This paper develops a conceptual framework for the analysis of hard and soft law that is drawn in part from … recent work in the field of international relations. We examine the literature on the role of soft law, noting that scholars … theories of integration and apply them to the understanding of the role law and other normative orders and governance processes …