Executive Power in the European Union(1st Edition) Law, Practice, and Constitutionalism (Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law) by DeirdreCurtin Paperback, 350 Pages, Published 2009 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-926409-4, ISBN: 0-19-926409-0
"The picture of Brussels-based bureaucrats exercising wide-ranging, arbitrary executive powers with no accountability is one of the favorite images conjured by Eurosceptics across the political spectrum. What truth is there in the image? This book aims to bring the EU's executive powers out of the shadows by mapping the evolution and current form of the EU's various executive actors, their powers, and the mechanisms for holding them ..."
"The executive branch of government in Europe is being gradually transformed in several significant respects. First, executive power has been continuously strengthened at the EU level in the form of the European Commission, EU-level agencies and diplomatic and military staff in the Union Council secretariat. Second, EU executive bodies relate directly to (regulatory) authorities at the national level in charge ..."
"In recent years there has been a considerable effort in some transnational organizations and institutions to confront a crisis of legitimacy by promising more accountability and openness. This volume takes as its central focus the role of accountability in democratic governance, and attempts to position a broad understanding of the notion of accountability within the overall context of the evolving political system of governance in Euro ..."
"The Real World of EU Accountability reports the findings of a major empirical study into patterns and practices of accountability in European governance. The product of a 4-year, path-breaking project, this book assesses to what extent and how the people that populate the key arenas where European public policy is made or implemented are held accountable. Using a systematic analytical framework, it examines not just the formal accounta ..."
"A final contribution by Deirdre Curtin and Marieke de Goede explores the byzantine complexity of what is now known generically as interoperability, which breathes technical configurations and exchanges rather than legal analysis and its ..."
Executive Power in the European Union(1st Edition) Law, Practice, and Constitutionalism (Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law) by DeirdreCurtin Hardcover, 350 Pages, Published 2009 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-926408-7, ISBN: 0-19-926408-2
"The picture of Brussels-based bureaucrats exercising wide-ranging, arbitrary executive powers with no accountability is one of the favorite images conjured by Eurosceptics across the political spectrum. What truth is there in the image? This book aims to bring the EU's executive powers out of the shadows by mapping the evolution and current form of the EU's various executive actors, their powers, and the mechanisms for holding them ..."
A Transatlantic Community of Law Legal Perspectives on the Relationship between the EU and US Legal Orders by Elaine Fahey, DeirdreCurtin Hardcover, 349 Pages, Published 2014 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-06051-7, ISBN: 1-107-06051-6
"As a medium for communication between the EU and the USA, law has the ability to provide unique insights into the state of contemporary transatlantic relations. A Transatlantic Community of Law offers legal perspectives on the emerging institutional characteristics of transatlantic relations and contemporary rule-making in both trade and security. Making use of rule of law analysis which has hitherto not been conducted in transatlantic ..."
"In recent years there has been a considerable effort in some transnational organizations and institutions to confront a crisis of legitimacy by promising more accountability and openness. This volume takes as its central focus the role of accountability in democratic governance, and attempts to position a broad understanding of the notion of accountability within the overall context of the evolving political system of governance in Euro ..."
"This collection of essays, in paying tribute to the Hon Justice T.F. O'Higgins, former Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and former Chief Justice of Ireland, addresses the dynamic role of the judge as constitutional interpreter. Drawing on the experience of the European Court of Justice, the Irish Superior Courts and higher courts in other member states, the contributors - who include leading Irish and European j ..."
"The discussion about a constitution for the European Union and its rejection by referendum in two of the EU founding member states has once again spurred public and scholarly interest in the democratic quality and potential of the European Union. Debating the Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union brings together distinguished thinkers from law, political science, sociology, and political philosophy to explore the potential for dem ..."
"For instance, the Multilateral Effectiveness Framework (MEFF) developed by the
UK Department for International Development (DfID) focuses on organisational
aspects and specificallyon corporate governance, corporate strategy, resource
management, operational management, quality assurance, staff management,
monitoring, evaluation and lesson-learning, andresults reporting, ratherthan the
actualresults achieved (Scott2005). Similarly, ..."
A Transatlantic Community of Law Legal Perspectives on the Relationship between the EU and US Legal Orders by Elaine Fahey, DeirdreCurtin Published 2014 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-139-99314-2, ISBN: 1-139-99314-3
"As explained by Stavridis, these developments were cata- lysed chiefly by four
processes: (a) the democratisation of ... the public debate 40 S. Stavridis, '“
Parliamentary Diplomacy”: Some Preliminary Findings', Jean Monnet Working
Papers in ..."
"European Commission (2007b). Communication from the Commission to the
Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social
Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Review of the EU
Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications Networks and Services {
SEC(2006) 816}{SEC(2006) 817}, Brussels, 28 June, COM(2006) 334 final.
European Commission (2007c). Letter from Fabio Colasanti [Director General DG
Informa ..."
"... as well as on some draft chapters from Connex colleagues Morten Egeberg, Walter van Gerven, Carol Harlow, Beate Kohler-Koch, Peter Mair, Ioannis Papadopoulos, Richard Rawlings, and Antje Wiener. In Canberra, Karen Tindall edited ..."
"External relations is currently among the most dynamic areas of EU law, its institutional structures profoundly affected by the Lisbon Treaty. This volume gathers leading analysts to assess core recent developments in the field, taking stock of the current law and potential developments in major policy areas. The volume opens with an assessment of a central concept at the heart of EU external relations, underpinning its international ..."
"Over the years the protection of human rights, both at the regional level in Europe and at other levels, has been marked by profound change. This is certainly true of the way in which fundamental rights, such as the right to a fair trial, are interpreted and applied by international and domestic courts. New issues such as minority rights and the protection of economic, social and cultural rights have emerged. At the same time, a number ..."