LEADER 03542nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910778480903321 005 20230721022739.0 010 $a1-135-21226-0 010 $a1-282-28449-5 010 $a9786612284496 010 $a0-203-87239-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000794126 035 $a(EBL)452112 035 $a(OCoLC)477123349 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000335643 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11289950 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335643 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10292441 035 $a(PQKB)11573719 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC452112 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL452112 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10333561 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL228449 035 $a(OCoLC)935268230 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000794126 100 $a20090225d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCentralized enforcement, legitimacy, and good governance in the EU$b[electronic resource] /$fMelanie Smith 210 $aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, NY $cRoutledge$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge Research in European Union Law ;$vv.v. 1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-63137-8 311 $a0-415-46784-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aBook 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 governance 327 $a6 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; Index 330 $aArticle 226 EC is the central mechanism of enforcement in the EC Treaty, and has remained unchanged since the original Treaty of Rome. It provides the European Commission, as guardian of the Treaty, with a broad power of policing Member States' conduct. Article 226 has been traditionally characterised as an arena of secretive negotiation focused on the sole function of effective enforcement. This study seeks to move beyond this approach by characterising Article 226 as a multi-functional mechanism within the Treaty. It does this by examining the central mechanism of enforcement through the 410 0$aRoutledge research in EU law. 606 $aPolice power$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aLaw$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aLaw enforcement$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aLegitimacy of governments$zEuropean Union countries 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xPolitics and government 615 0$aPolice power 615 0$aLaw 615 0$aLaw enforcement 615 0$aLegitimacy of governments 676 $a342.24041 686 $a86.86$2bcl 700 $aSmith$b Melanie K$0282878 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778480903321 996 $aCentralized enforcement, legitimacy, and good governance in the EU$93859743 997 $aUNINA