The enlargement of the EU has highlighted the challenges of compliance, but it has also helped to suggest new compliance methodologies. The combination of methodologies used by the EU and the differing levels of enforcement available are characteristic of the EU's compliance system, permitting the remarkable reach and penetration of EU norms into national systems. In this new study six authors offer their 1ssessment of the enforcement procedures and compliance processes that have been developed to ensure Member State compliance with EU law. The first three chapters examine the merits of combining both coercive and problem-solving strategies, describing the systems in place and focussing on the different levels at which compliance mechanisms operate: national, regional, and international. It also looks at horizontal compliance as well as 'from above' compliance, creating a complex and rich picture of the EU's system. The final three chapters of the book focus on different aspects of compliance seen from a national perspective. The first analyses the two bases for the use of criminal sanctions to enforce EU law: the ability of Member States to choose to include criminal penalties for non-compliance in their national law; and the imposition of criminal sanctions at a national level by EU law itself. The book then moves on to a discussion of the role of national courts in ensuring Member State compliance with, and enforcement of, EU law. It examines the role of national constitutional courts in facilitating compliance with EU law and draws comparisons between EU law and international law and their interactions both with each other and with national constitutional courts.
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The EU has long faced difficulties in ensuring compliance with its legal provisions, and as a result has developed sophisticated enforcement techniques that penetrate deep into the law and politics of member states. This book gathers leading experts to assess the legal procedures and political mechanisms at work in the EU to promote compliance.
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Introduction ; 1. Compliance and What EU Member States Make of It ; 2. The Governance of Compliance ; 3. Article 258/260 TFEU Infringement Procedures: The Commission Perspective in Environmental Cases ; 4. From the Velvet Glove to the Iron Fist: Criminal Sanctions for the Enforcement of Union Law ; 5. The Role of National Constitutional Courts in Issues of Compliance ; 6. The Role of National Courts in Inducing Compliance with International and European Law - A Comparison
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Provides a thorough analysis of the different aspects of EU law enforcement, including court-based methods of enforcement and political processes designed to encourage compliance Draws comparisons between EU law and international law, assessing the contributions of national courts and the effect this has on compliance with EU law Illustrates the issues of compliance and non-compliance using examples drawn from key recent cases
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Marise Cremona is Professor of European Law at the European University Institute, Florence.
Provides a thorough analysis of the different aspects of EU law enforcement, including court-based methods of enforcement and political processes designed to encourage compliance Draws comparisons between EU law and international law, assessing the contributions of national courts and the effect this has on compliance with EU law Illustrates the issues of compliance and non-compliance using examples drawn from key recent cases
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ISBN
9780199644735
Publisert
2012
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
512 gr
Høyde
245 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
248

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Biographical note

Marise Cremona is Professor of European Law at the European University Institute, Florence.