La perception américaine de la Constitution européenne ( 2002-2004)
Valérie Aubourg
U.S. perception of the European Constitution
( 2002-2004)
When the first draft European Constitution was drawn up
by the ad hoc assembly of European Coal and Steel Community in 1952-1953,
the Europeans made frequent reference to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention
and the United States Constitution, as they did during the work of the European Convention presided by Valéry Giscard d’Estaing in 2002-2003. Reactions in the U.S., however, differ strongly, the obvious support of the 1950s
having given way to a more complex and reserved attitude today. Whether they
are outwardly hostile, benevolently or critically skeptical, or lean in favor, the
comments made about the planned constitution for Europe are strongly tinged
by domestic political and legal debates within the United States.
• Les adversaires convaincus
• Les « non-adversaires »