The workshop will discuss the merits of the theory of constitutional synthesis recently developed by Fossum and Menéndez and exposed in their forthcoming monograph 'The Constitution’s Gift'. The key component of the theory is the regulative ideal of a common constitutional law, of a constitution made up of a collective of national constitutions; which in their view makes up the deep constitution of the EU. Constitutional synthesis is made up of normative
integration and institutional consolidation, which together make up for a distinct constitutional dynamic.
Directors: John-Erik Fossum, Agustín José Menéndez and Inger Johanne Sand.