Administrative Law and Policy of the
EU provides a comprehensive analysis of the administration of the European Union and the
legal framework within which that administration operates.
The book examines the multifarious
approaches, techniques, and structures of public administration in order to systematise
and assess the solutions they offer to political, social, and economic problems.
The legal framework of administration is
examined from the standpoint of how it meets the demands of specific policy objectives
established by democratically accountable decision-makers. Administrative law structures
and many of its underlying principles have developed in an evolutionary and isolated
manner in each policy area. While aware of the diversity of specific areas, this book
takes an overarching approach, setting out the common rules and principles that constitute
the general body of EU administrative law.
By integrating the disciplines of political
and administrative science, and administrative law, the book offers a rich explanation and
critique of the complex executive framework of the EU.
Table of Contents
Part One: Introduction
1. The Idea of European Union Administration - Its Nature and Development
2. The Aim and Approach of this Book
3. Interdisciplinary Foundations of European Administrative Law
4. A Typology of Administrative Tasks in the European Union
Part Two: The Constitutional Framework of
European Union Administrative Law
5. Sources of European Union Administrative Law
6. Principles Underlying the Relationship Between the European Union and the Member States
7. General Principles Framing European Union Administrative Law
8. Delegation and the European Union Constitutional Framework
Part Three: Structures, Procedures, and Methods
9. Organisational Arrangements for EU Administrative Action
10. Budget Implementation and Programme Management
11. Administrative Procedures
12. Information and Administration
13. Rules and Principles Governing the Substance of Administrative Decision-Making
Part Four: Form and Effect of Administrative
Acts - Abstract-General Measures
14. Agenda Setting, Preparatory Acts, Planning and Framework Measures
15. Subordinate Legislation
16. Administrative Rules
17. Rulemaking by Private Parties
Part Five: Form and Effect of Administrative
Acts - Single-Case Measures
18. Decisions in Individual Cases
19. Administrative Agreements
20. Factual Conduct by the Administration in Individual Cases
Part Six: Enforcement and Supervision of
Administrative Actions
21. Purposes and Functions of Supervision and Enforcement
22. Enforcement
23. Administrative Supervision
24. Political Supervision
25. Judicial Supervision
Part Seven: Conclusion
26. The Present and Future Condition of European Union Administrative Law
1152 pages, Hardcover