Strengthening the rule of law in Europe : from a common concept to mechanisms of implementation / / edited by Werner Schroeder

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910798855403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford [UK] ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-5099-2887-1; 1-4742-0253-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (315 pages)
• Collana: Modern studies in european law
• Disciplina: 340/.11
• Soggetti: Legal certainty - European Union countries; Proportionality in law - European Union countries; Rule of law - European Union countries; Transparency in government - Law and legislation - European Union countries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The European Union and the rule of law ? state of affairs and ways of strengthening -- Werner Schroeder -- Principle of legality and the hierarchy of norms -- Franz Merli -- Access to justice and judicial independence : is there a role for the EU? -- Attila Badó and János Bóka -- Transparency as part of a European rule of law -- Inger Sterdahl -- Legal certainty -- Anna Gamper -- The principle of proportionality -- Peter M Huber -- The council of Europe and the rule of law -- Jorg Polakiewicz and Jenny Sandwig -- The rule of law in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights -- Elisabeth Steiner -- The rule of law in the recent jurisprudence of the ECJ -- Thomas von Danwitz -- Reinforcing rule of law oversight in the European Union : key options -- Carlos Closa and Dimitry Kochenov -- The EU rule of law framework -- Emanuel Crabit and Nicolaas Bel -- Global activities and current initiatives in the Union to strengthen the rule of law ? a state of play -- Andreas Kumin -- Managing the rule of law in a heterogeneous context : a fundamental rights perspective on ways forward -- Gabriel Toggenburg and Jonas Grimheden -- The rule of law in European policy : a parliamentarian's view -- Eva Lichtenberger -- The rule of law and constitutionalisation of the European Union -- Monica Claes and Mateo ; Bonelli.
• Sommario/riassunto: Respect for the 'rule of law' is, according to Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, a value on which the Union is founded and a prerequisite for the accession of new Member States. However in some Member States there are deficiencies as regards the independence of the justice system or other aspects of the rule of law, and on several occasions the Union has been confronted with a rule of law crisis. In order to address this problem the book elucidates the principal elements of a common European rule of law in a global context, and explores the different mechanisms and instruments appropriate to safeguard the rule of law and to address future rule of law crises in the Member States.The book brings together contributions from renowned academics, high-ranking professionals and experts in the fields of European law, public international law and constitutional law