Centralised Enforcement, Legitimacy and Good Governance in the EU

by Melanie Smith

Book Overview

Article 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415631378
• ISBN13: 9780415631372
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"