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The Role of Regions and Sub-National Actors in Europe: Essays in European Law

Edited by: Stephen Weatherill, Ulf Bernitz

ISBN13: 9781841134888
ISBN: 1841134880
Published: June 2005
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback
Price: £95.00



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The essays gathered in this collection examine the involvement of self-governing sub-national and regional actors in the law and policy-making of the European Union. State power is today exercised in the context of the complex institutional environment of the EU. But what of regions and sub-national actors? Are their interests adequately represented; can they advance them or can they, at least, protect them from unwitting or calculated damage?

This book surveys the broad questions of law and political science and investigates the contribution of the EU's Committee of the Regions and also 'bottom-up' initiatives launched by the regions themselves. Given that much regional autonomy has been hard won, one would suppose that the centralising influence flowing from the EU's intrusion into the domestic settlement would be treated with extreme caution by the regions. Moreover, among the Member States there is great diversity in the patterns of political organisation adopted to cope with the tension between the centralisation of power and respect for local autonomy.

Case studies including Spain, Germany and Finland reveal that there is no single consistent historical narrative. States change, as the UK's recent experience illustrates. The book offers findings that are interesting at a general level in investigating patterns of multi-level governance, but is also rich in case-specific information.

Subjects:
EU Law
Contents:
1. The Challenge of the Regional Dimension in the European Union
Stephen Weatherill
2. Regions and the European Union: Letting them In, and Leaving them Alone
Charlie Jeffery
3. The Participation of Infra-State Entities in European Union Affairs in Spain: the Basque Case
Joxerramon Bengoetxea
4. The Scottish Parliament and the European Union: Analysing Regional Parliamentary Engagement
Caitríona Carter and Aileen McLeod
5. The Case of the Åland Islands—Regional Autonomy versus the European Union of States
Niilo Jääskinen
6. The German Länder: Involvement in EC/EU Law and Policy Making
Peter-Christian Müller-Graff
7. The Committee of the Regions Today and in the Future—A Critical Overview
Joakim Nergelius
8. Finding a Role for the Regions in Checking the EU’s Competence
Stephen Weatherill
9. The Regional Question, Subsidiarity and the Future of Europe
John Loughlin

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Social Wefare and EU Law ISBN 9781841134901
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Disability Rights in Europe: From Theory to Practice ISBN 9781841134864
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EU Enlargement: A Legal Approach ISBN 9781841133768
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