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But that's not a single treaty is it? It's what a single treaty would look like?
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed Jul 18th, 2007 at 11:10:35 AM EST
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Yes, but what it means is that the individual treaties are simply amendments to the consolidated treaty. So, in order to understand the amendment treaty one only has to read the two in parallel. The consolidated treaty helps a lot in understanding what's already there. It is, in fact, easier to understand an amending treaty than to go through the existing consolidated treaty and the proposed constitution picking out similarities and differences, because in that case there are no cross-references.

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jul 18th, 2007 at 11:16:56 AM EST
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That's true, for experts. On the other hand there is something to be said for having the whole thing in one legal document.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed Jul 18th, 2007 at 11:18:04 AM EST
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Well, Jerome had a point that many people who opposed the EU Constitution did so because of things that were already in the treaties, while they favoured the amendments.

So it cuts both ways.

Anyway, like I said, when the draft treaty comes out we can pick it apart line by line. We know where the existing consilidated treaty is, and what it means (mostly).

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jul 18th, 2007 at 11:21:12 AM EST
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