Alec stone sweet is one of the worlds foremost social scientists and legal scholars in this book he examines the evolution of the european union since 1959 after developing and testing a theory of integration he then assesses the impact of the european court of justice on the politics of trade sex equality and environmental protection in the eu. The judicial construction of europe alec stone sweet abstract the law and politics of european integration have been inseparable since the 1960s when the european court of justice rendered a set of foundational decisions that gradually served to constitutionalize the treaty of rome in this book the author one of the worlds foremost social scientists and legal scholars blends . The law and politics of european integration have been inseparable since the 1960s when the european court of justice rendered a set of foundational decisions that gradually served to constitutionalize the treaty of rome. Stone sweet who teaches political science and law at yale has been a champion of the study of courts as shapers and interpreters of the constitutional order in this important impressive and scholarly new book he examines the contribution of the european court of justice to the construction of europe. In this book alec stone sweet one of the worlds foremost social scientists and legal scholars blends deductive theory quantitative analysis of aggregate data and qualitative case studies to explain the dynamics of european integration and institutional change in the eu since 1959 excerpt with margaret mccown in the previous chapter we showed how transnational activity the