Chapter Subsidiarity to the Rescue for the European Courts? : Resolving Tensions Between the Margin of Appreciation and Human Rights Protection

Abstract

Contemporary esearch on federalism is rarely concerned with its philosophical foundations. However, arguments on why and how best to organise a plurality of states in a multilevel political order have first been discussed by philosophers and inspire contemporary reasoning on international relations not only in political philosophy. This book offers a unique overview from both a historical and a systematic perspective.