Changing rules of delegation : a contest for power in comitology / by Adrienne Heritier ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Windhoff-Héritier, Adrienne, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comity of nations.

Delegated legislation--European Union countries.

Delegated legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Changing Rules of Delegation' shows how institutional rules are constantly renegotiated and may lead to a power-shift between the concerned actors. It particularly shows how the European Parliament has been able to shift the power balance in its own favour.

Contents:

Cover; Table of contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Introduction; 1 European legislation and comitology: The development of the comitology system; 2 Theory and hypotheses; 2.1 Why delegate and how to control the agent; 2.2 Changing comitology rules: A power-based bargaining explanation; 2.3 Power-based bargaining theory and principal-agent approach; 2.4 An alternative explanation: Sociological institutionalism; 2.5 Hypotheses; 3 Changing the rules of comitology: More competences for the Parliament; 3.1 Hypotheses

3.2 The European Parliament in comitology: From the beginnings until the Lisbon Treaty3.3 Conclusion; 4 Delegation under the Lisbon Treaty; 5 Patterns and trends in European legislation and delegation; 5.1 Legislative trends in European law: Instruments and quantification; 5.2 Patterns and trends in legislative activity; 5.3 Policy area and legal instrument; 5.4 Conclusion; 6 The impact of co-decision on comitology: Environmental policy; 6.1 Hypotheses; 6.2 Databases; 6.3 Empirical findings: Does co-decision foster delegation, and if so, what type of delegation?; 6.4 Conclusion

7 The impact of the 1999 Comitology Decision: Agricultural and taxation policy7.1 Hypotheses; 7.2 Databases; 7.3 Empirical findings: The 1999 Comitology Decision spurring delegation; 7.4 Conclusion; 8 Conclusion; Appendix 1 The data: Sources and classification; Appendix 2 Directory codes; Appendix 3 Number of laws adopted in policy areas per five years; Appendix 4 Average number of laws in force in policy areas per five years; Appendix 5 Directives and regulations by author institution and legal basis; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-299-33277-3

0-19-165264-4

OCLC:

871893156