The Franco-German Constitutional Divide Reflections on National and Constitutional Identity

German Constitutional Court decision of 30 June 2009 on the compatibility of the Lisbon Treaty with the German Constitution - Identity key word of the Lissabon-Urteil - The national identity clause in the current Union Treaty - Nation: people and state; diachronic and synchronic identity - Constitutional patriotism - The national identity clause in the Lisbon Union Treaty - Volksidentitt and state identity - Verfassungsidentitt: diachronic identity - Identité constitutionnelle de la France: synchronic identity - confidence and diffidence in the Union. © 2009 T.M.C.ASSER PRESS and Contributors.