LEADER 03894nam 22007332 450 001 9910457842403321 005 20151005020621.0 010 $a1-107-16616-0 010 $a1-280-81557-4 010 $a0-511-27536-6 010 $a0-511-27466-1 010 $a0-511-27310-X 010 $a0-511-32135-X 010 $a0-511-49192-1 010 $a0-511-27389-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000352345 035 $a(EBL)288676 035 $a(OCoLC)252534948 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000295729 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11225799 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000295729 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10316652 035 $a(PQKB)10021614 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511491924 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC288676 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL288676 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10171418 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL81557 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000352345 100 $a20090302d2007|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe European court and civil society $elitigation, mobilization and governance /$fRachael A. Cichowski$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 294 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aThemes in European governance 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-67181-7 311 $a0-521-85585-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 264-288) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: institutions, organizations and actors -- Overview of institutionalization in the European Union -- The ECJ and the expansion of gender equality rights -- Environmental protection, non-compliance and judicial politics -- Women's rights activists: informal to formal organizing -- Collective activism for the environment -- Conclusion: litigation, mobilization and governance. 330 $aThe European Union today stands on the brink of radical institutional and constitutional change. The most recent enlargement and proposed legal reforms reflect a commitment to democracy: stabilizing political life for citizens governed by new regimes, and constructing a European Union more accountable to civil society. Despite the perceived novelty of these reforms, this book explains (through quantitative data and qualitative case analyses) how the European Court of Justice has developed and sustained a vibrant tradition of democratic constitutionalism since the 1960s. The book documents the dramatic consequences of this institutional change for civil society and public policy reform throughout Europe. Cichowski offers detailed empirical and historical studies of gender equality and environmental protection law across fifteen countries and over thirty years, revealing important linkages between civil society, courts and the construction of governance. The findings bring into question dominant understandings of legal integration. 410 0$aThemes in European governance. 517 3 $aThe European Court & Civil Society 606 $aSex discrimination against women$xLaw and legislation$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aEnvironmental law$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aCivil society$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aPressure groups$zEuropean Union countries 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xSocial policy 615 0$aSex discrimination against women$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aEnvironmental law 615 0$aCivil society 615 0$aPressure groups 676 $a341.2422 700 $aCichowski$b Rachel A.$0853618 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457842403321 996 $aThe European court and civil society$91905964 997 $aUNINA