Overview

The European Union's growing accountability deficit threatens to undermine its legitimacy. This was acknowledged by the Member States in Nice in February 2001. Recognising the need to improve 'the democratic legitimacy and transparency of the Union and its institutions', they agreed to launch a debate on the Union's future. At Laeken in December 2001, the Member States decided that the debate should be carried forward in a Convention comprising the main parties involved. The debate will start to crystallise in 2004, when negotiations on a new set of Treaty changes will begin. The outcome of those negotiations will profoundly affect the constitutional and political health of the Union as it confronts enlargement to the east and south and the challenges of the 21st century. However, the Union's accountability and legitimacy deficit is so deep-seated that it is unlikely to be eradicated completely by the changes agreed. The issue will therefore remain high on the political agenda for the foreseeable future. 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

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Author:   Anthony Arnull (, Professor of European Law and Director of the Institute of European Law, University of Birmingham) ,  Daniel Wincott (, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham) ,  Rt Hon Christopher Patten (Member, European Commission)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.798kg
ISBN:  

9780199257102

ISBN 10:   0199257108
Pages:   558
Publication Date:   09 January 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Foreword by the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, Member, European Commission List of contributors List of abbreviations 1: Introduction Part I: Institutions and Decision-making 2: Alan Dashwood: Issues of Decision-making in the European Union after Nice 3: Adrian Hyde-Price: Decision-making under the Second Pillar 4: Jörg Monar: Decision-Making in the Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice 5: Peter Dyrberg: Accountability and Legitimacy: What is the Contribution of Transparency? 6: John A Usher: Enhanced Cooperation or Flexibility in the Post-Nice Era 7: Anand Menon and Stephen Weatherill: Legitimacy, Accountability, and Delegation in the European Union 8: Laurence W Gormley: The Judicial Architecture of the European Union after Nice 9: Fabian Amtenbrink: On the Legitimacy and Democratic Accountability of the European Central Bank: Legal Arrangements and Practical Experiences Part II: Constitutionalism and the Future of Europe 10: Frank Vibert: The case for a Constitution for the Union 11: Sophie Boyron: Drafting a Constitution for Europe: a Case of Too Many ""Borders""? 12: Gráinne de Búrca and Bruno de Witte: The Delimitation of Powers Between the EU and its Member States 13: Nanette Neuwahl and Steven Wheatley: The EU and Democracy - Lawful and Legitimate Intervention in the Domestic Affairs of States? 14: Anthony Arnull: The Rule of Law in the European Union Part III: Fundamental Rights and Social Rights 15: Jeremy McBride: Protecting Fundamental Rights in Europe: a Legal Analysis 16: FG Jacobs: The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights 17: Evelyn Ellis: The Principle of Non-Discrimination in the Post-Nice Era 18: Lothar Funk: Protecting Fundamental Rights and Social Rights: An Economic Analysis Part IV: New Governance and the European Union 19: Erika Szyszczak: Social Policy in the Post-Nice Era 20: Ronald L Martin: EMU and Enlargement: Twin Threats to European Regional Cohesion? 21: Andy W Mullineux and Cillian Ryan: EMU and the Lisbon Goals in an Enlarged European Union 22: Daniel Wincott: The Governance White Paper, the Commission, and the Search for Legitimacy Part V: Enlargement and the Movement of People 23: Christophe Hillion: The Enlargement of the European Union: A Legal Analysis 24: Brigid Fowler: Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU Enlargement: Political Perspectives from the Candidate States 25: Julian Lonbay: Free Movement of Persons in the European Union: The Legal Framework 26: Judy Batt: Managing the EU's New External Border 27: Fiorella Dell'Olio: Immigration after Nice: From 'Zero Immigration' to Market Necessity Concluding Remarks 28: Daniel Wincott: National States, European Union, and Changing Dynamics in the Quest for Legitimacy Select Bibliography Index"

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... will interest academics, students, policy makers, journalists and anyone concerned with the development of the European Union. KnowEurope

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Anthony Arnull graduated from the University of Sussex in 1980 and qualified as a solicitor in 1983. From 1983-1989, he was a lecturer in law at the University of Leicester, where he was awarded his PhD in 1988. He was a Legal Secretary at the Court of Justice of the European Communities in the Chambers of Advocate General FG Jacobs from 1989 to 1992, when he took up the Chair of European Law at the University of Birmingham. In 1994, he was awarded a Jean Monnet Chair by the European Commission. In 1998, he acted as Specialist Adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities. Professor Arnull is co-editor of the European Law Review. He is a member of the following: the JUSTICE Expert Panel on the European Union; the Advisory Board of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and that Board's Community Law Section; and the editorial board of the Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies Daniel Wincott has undergraduate and Masters degrees from the University of Manchester and a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has worked at the Universities of Leicester and Warwick (where he held a Jean Monnet Chair in Law and Politics) before moving to the University of Birmingham in 1995. In 2001 he was a special advisor on European Governance to Neil Kinnock, Vice President of the European Commission. He is an editor of the British Journal of Politics and International Relations. His main research interests concern the European Union (especially the politics of European law) and comparative public policy, and he has published papers in leading journals including The European Law Journal, Government and Opposition, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, Political Studies and Public Administration.

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