Accountability and Legitimacy in the European UnionAnthony Arnull, Daniel Wincott Oxford University Press, 2002 - 537 pages The contributors to this interdisciplinary collection of essays consider various aspects of accountability and legitimacy in the European Union. How open should the Union's decision-making be? What is the right balance between accountability and efficiency? Does the Union now need a formal constitution? How can respect for democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law in the Union best be ensured? These are just some of the questions explored in this book. It will be of interest to anyone concerned with the future of Europe, from students and academics to policy-makers, and journalists. |
Contents
Institutions and Decisionmaking | 11 |
Decisionmaking under the Second Pillar | 41 |
Decisionmaking in the Area of Freedom | 63 |
What is | 81 |
Enhanced Cooperation or Flexibility in the PostNice Era | 97 |
Legitimacy Accountability and Delegation in | 113 |
The Judicial Architecture of the European | 133 |
On the Legitimacy and Democratic Accountability | 147 |
Fundamental Rights and Social Rights | 257 |
The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights | 275 |
The Principle of NonDiscrimination in | 291 |
New Governance and the European Union | 327 |
Twin Threats to European | 345 |
EMU and the Lisbon Goals in an Enlarged | 365 |
The Governance White Paper the Commission | 379 |
Enlargement and the Movement of People | 399 |
Constitutionalism and the Future of Europe | 165 |
A Case of | 183 |
The Delimitation of Powers Between the | 201 |
The EU and DemocracyLawful and Legitimate | 223 |
The Rule of Law in the European Union | 239 |
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