The European Court and civil society: litigation, mobilization and governance

"The 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 acc...

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Main Author: Cichowski, Rachel A.
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Cambridge 2007
Cambridge University Press
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19292296124910104789-The-european-Court-and-civil-s.htm
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description "The 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. "
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is_hierarchy_title The European Court and civil society: litigation, mobilization and governance
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physical 294 p.
Paper
publishDate 2007
publisher Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
spellingShingle Cichowski, Rachel A.
case law
civil rights
civil society
environmental protection
EU Court of Justice
womens rights
The European Court and civil society: litigation, mobilization and governance
title The European Court and civil society: litigation, mobilization and governance
topic case law
civil rights
civil society
environmental protection
EU Court of Justice
womens rights
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19292296124910104789-The-european-Court-and-civil-s.htm