Administrative Law and Policy of the European Union
Herwig C.H. Hofmann, Gerard C. Rowe, and Alexander H. Türk
Abstract
This book provides an analysis of the administration of the European Union and the legal framework within which that administration operates. It examines the multifarious approaches, techniques, and structures of public administration in order to systematize and assess the solutions they offer to political, social, and economic problems. The legal framework of administration is examined from the standpoint of how it meets the demands of specific policy objectives established by democratically accountable decision-makers. Administrative law structures and many of its underlying principles have ... More
This book provides an analysis of the administration of the European Union and the legal framework within which that administration operates. It examines the multifarious approaches, techniques, and structures of public administration in order to systematize and assess the solutions they offer to political, social, and economic problems. The legal framework of administration is examined from the standpoint of how it meets the demands of specific policy objectives established by democratically accountable decision-makers. Administrative law structures and many of its underlying principles have developed in an evolutionary and isolated manner in each policy area. While aware of the diversity of specific areas, this book takes an overarching approach, setting out the common rules and principles that constitute the general body of EU administrative law. By integrating the disciplines of political and administrative science, and administrative law, the book offers a rich explanation and critique of the complex executive framework of the EU.
Keywords:
European Union,
public administration,
legal framework,
administrative law,
policy objectives
Bibliographic Information
Print publication date: 2011 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199286485 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2012 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199286485.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Herwig C.H. Hofmann, author
Professor, Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, Université du Luxembourg
Gerard C. Rowe, author
Professor, Faculty of Law, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
Alexander H. Türk, author
Senior Lecturer, School of Law, King's College London
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