The Dynamics of Powers in the European Union - Paperback

by Christina Eckes (Editor), Päivi Leino-Sandberg (Editor), Anna W. Ghavanini (Editor)

Separation of powers is the time-tested touchstone of the legitimate exercise of power in modern democracies. This collection examines decision-making in the EU's multilayered and polycentric constitutional structure through this lens.

The focus on separation of powers reveals how strong executive powers collaborate in the EU as a single source of public power, which is not sufficiently counterbalanced by parliaments or the judiciary. The collection explores 3 policy fields marked by crisis: the economic and monetary union (EMU), migration, and trade. Drawing on expertise from across these sectors, with a strong conceptual thread linking all the contributions, this important work illustrates how different branches of government co-determine each others' powers.

Author Biography

Christina Eckes is Professor of European Law at the University of Amsterdam and director of the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance, the Netherlands.
Päivi Leino-Sandberg is Professor of Transnational European Law at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
Anna W Ghavanini is Associate Professor of EU Law at the University of Gothenburg and Senior Lecturer in Procedural Law, Sweden.