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O incursiune în Tratatul de la Elysée privind cooperarea franco-germană
A foray into the Elysée Treaty on Franco-German cooperation

Author(s): Cristina Alina Ciora
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law, International Law, Commercial Law, Administrative Law
Published by: Consiliul Legislativ al României
Keywords: Elysée Treaty; Treaty on Franco-German Cooperation; Preamble; French-German Friendship; Conventional Oxymoron; Aachen Treaty;

Summary/Abstract: In a 2025 marked by multiple wars and the reconfiguration of the world order through the USA's new foreign policy, revisiting the Treaty on Franco-German Cooperation, sealing the final reconciliation of two former enemies of the Second World War could provide interesting insights into the importance of the `Franco German engine` in the current transformative European Union and the stakes of European post-war approaches. From a legislative technique standpoint, the 62-year-old Élysée Treaty — with a preamble inserted in its German ratification law, supporting the partnership between Europe and the USA — codifies a unique conventional oxymoron, worthy of further analysis in its intricate political background.

  • Issue Year: 1/2025
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 44-59
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Romanian
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