Alec Stone Sweet is one of the world's foremost social scientists and legal scholars. In this book, he examines the evolution of the European Union since 1959. After developing and testing a theory of integration, he then assesses the impact of the European Court of Justice on the politics of trade, sex equality, and environmental protection in the EU.
1. Theory of European Legal Integration 2. Constructing a Supranational Constitution 3. The Common Market 4. Gender Equality 5. Environmental Protection 6. Judicialization as Global Phenomenon