The political accountability of EU and US independent regulatory agencies / Miroslava Scholten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scholten, Miroslava, author.

Series:

Nijhoff studies in EU law ; Volume 6.

Nijhoff Studies in EU Law, 2210-9765 ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Independent regulatory commissions--European Union countries.

Independent regulatory commissions.

Independent regulatory commissions--United States.

Government accountability--European Union countries.

Government accountability.

Government accountability--United States.

Independent regulatory commissions--Political aspects--European Union countries.

Independent regulatory commissions--Political aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (507 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill Nijhoff, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Political Accountability of EU and US Independent Regulatory Agencies is an in-depth investigation on the law and practices of the political accountability arrangements of the 35 EU and 16 US independent agencies. The comparative analysis demonstrates similarities between the political accountability arsenals and challenges to political oversight in the EU and the US. The greatest differences are revealed in the organization of the political accountability of independent agencies, id est, ‘excessive diversity in the EU vs. uniformity in the US’, and the design of accountability obligations. Based on comparative insights, the book concludes with three recommendations on how the EU agencies’ political accountability could be adjusted in the ongoing reform on agencies’ creation and operation.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction: The Political Accountability of EU Agencies

Holding EU Agencies to Political Account

Holding US Independent Regulatory Agencies to Political Account

The Political Accountability of IRAS in the EU and the US Compared

The Political Accountability of EU Agencies: ‘The Way Forward’

Reflections and Prospects

Reference List

Appendix 1 The Political Accountability Arrangements of 35 EU Agencies

Appendix 2 European Parliament’s Committees Scrutinizing EU Agencies

Appendix 3 The Political Accountability Arrangements of 16 US Independent Regulatory Agencies

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Revision of author's thesis (doctoral - Maastricht University, 2014) issued under title: The political accountability of EU agencies : learning from the US experience.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-26299-7

OCLC:

890982252

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004262997 DOI