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Scholten, Miroslava; Luchtman, Michiel --- "Law Enforcement by EU Authorities" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) [2017] ELECD 1507

Editor(s): Scholten, Miroslava; Luchtman, Michiel

Title: Law Enforcement by EU Authorities

Sub-title: Implications for Political and Judicial Accountability

Topics: European Law; European Politics and Policy

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 24 November 2017

Number of pages: c 416

ISBN (hard cover): 9781786434623

EISBN: 9781786434630

Abstract/Description:

Law Enforcement by EU Authorities is the first comprehensive study of a new development in the field of EU law and governance: the proliferation of EU enforcement authorities (EEAs). It offers an investigation into each of the existing eight EEAs, the prospective European Public Prosecutor’s Office and how they enforce EU law vis-à-vis private actors together with relevant national enforcement authorities.

The study focuses on the interplay between political accountability and judicial protection in the system of shared direct enforcement. It offers a comparative investigation into the EU-national interrelationship in the field of shared enforcement and shows the need for improvement of democratic control and judicial protection in the area of ‘shared tasks, but separated controls’. Expert contributors analyse these issues in relation to specific sectors, including financial/banking supervision, aviation, food law, fisheries, fraud, financial interests of the European Union, competition law and pharmaceuticals.

This detailed book includes insights from both academics and practitioners, drawing on different national backgrounds and subject specialisms. It provides an important resource for researchers of EU law and governance and officials in the field of enforcement.