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This Treaty is concluded for an unlimited period. 3–5
See also the commentary on Art. 50 TEU.
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Draft Treaty embodying the Statute of the European Community. Information and Official Documents of the Constitutional Committee, October 1952—April 1953, text available at http://aei.pitt.edu/991/1/political_union_draft_treaty_1.pdf. Compare US Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union of 1781, which solemnly declared that the Union is perpetual, → Art. 50 para 6.
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For Weiler (1985), p. 285, however, it is doubtful whether the precedent of the European Political Community may be legitimately relied upon. The travaux préparatoires have not been published, thus the interpretation of the Treaty should be based more on its text.
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Akehurst (1979), p. 150–152.
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Thus the judgment of the German Federal Constitutional Court properly views the clause in the context of the character of the EU; → Art. 50 para 32.
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Although Art. 50 TEU refers to the withdrawal from the Union, this will consequently lead to a withdrawal from the Treaty.
- 6.
Schmitz (2001), chapter 2-C.VI.2.c.aa-cc, English summary of Chapter 2, point 30.
- 7.
See for discussion Hofmeister (2010), p. 595–597.
References
Cf. also literature on Art. 50 TEU.
Akehurst, M. (1979). Withdrawal from International Organisations. Current Legal Problems, 32, 143–154.
Hofmeister, H. (2010). ‘Should I stay or should I go?’ – A critical analysis of the right to withdraw from the EU. European Law Journal, 16(5), 589–603.
Schmitz, T. (2001). Integration in der Supranationalen Union. Das europäische Organisationsmodell einer prozeßhaften geo-regionalen Integration und seine rechtlichen und staatstheoretischen Implikationen. Baden-Baden: Nomos.
Weiler, J. H. H. (1985). Alternatives to withdrawal from an International Organization: The case of the European Community. Israel Law Review, 20(2–3), 282–298.
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Blanke, HJ., Mangiameli, S. (2013). Article 53 [Duration of the Treaty]. In: Blanke, HJ., Mangiameli, S. (eds) The Treaty on European Union (TEU). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31706-4_54
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