03539nam 2200721Ia 450 991081730800332120240501023516.01-135-21226-01-282-28449-597866122844960-203-87239-8(CKB)1000000000794126(EBL)452112(OCoLC)477123349(SSID)ssj0000335643(PQKBManifestationID)11289950(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335643(PQKBWorkID)10292441(PQKB)11573719(MiAaPQ)EBC452112(Au-PeEL)EBL452112(CaPaEBR)ebr10333561(CaONFJC)MIL228449(OCoLC)935268230(EXLCZ)99100000000079412620090225d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCentralized enforcement, legitimacy, and good governance in the EU /Melanie Smith1st ed.Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY Routledge20091 online resource (272 p.)Routledge Research in European Union Law ;v.v. 1Description based upon print version of record.0-415-63137-8 0-415-46784-5 Includes bibliographical references.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface and acknowledgements; Contents; Figures; Tables; Table of equivalences; Table of cases; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Mind the accountability gap - administrative law and legitimate governance; 3 Conceptualising democracy, legitimacy and the development of good governance in the EU; 4 Political enforcement, neutral guardianship and legal uniformity; 5 The policy on centralised enforcement: technocratic legitimacy, special relationships and the turn from good governance6 The impact of the European Ombudsman: breaking down barriers to procedural legitimacy7 Centralised enforcement, legitimacy and good governance - conclusions; Appendix: Research method and interview data; Bibliography; IndexArticle 226 EC is the central mechanism of enforcement in the EC Treaty, and has remained unchanged since the original Treaty of Rome. It provides the European Commission, as guardian of the Treaty, with a broad power of policing Member States' conduct. Article 226 has been traditionally characterised as an arena of secretive negotiation focused on the sole function of effective enforcement. This study seeks to move beyond this approach by characterising Article 226 as a multi-functional mechanism within the Treaty. It does this by examining the central mechanism of enforcement through theRoutledge research in EU law.Police powerEuropean Union countriesLawEuropean Union countriesLaw enforcementEuropean Union countriesLegitimacy of governmentsEuropean Union countriesEuropean Union countriesPolitics and governmentPolice powerLawLaw enforcementLegitimacy of governments342.2404186.86bclSmith Melanie K282878MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817308003321Centralized enforcement, legitimacy, and good governance in the EU3937864UNINA