Date: 2007
Type: Working Paper
The Binding Force of Babel. The Enforcement of EC Law Unpublished in the Languages of the New Member States
Working Paper, EUI LAW, 2007/06
BOBEK, Michal, The Binding Force of Babel. The Enforcement of EC Law Unpublished in the Languages of the New Member States, EUI LAW, 2007/06 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/6742
Retrieved from Cadmus, EUI Research Repository
This paper explores some of the issues raised by the absence of due publication of EC
secondary legislation in the languages of the new Member States after the 2004 Accession.
It first lays down general principles regarding the publication of legal acts in Community
law, pertinent to the current situation. Secondly, it addresses specific derogations from this
regime brought about by the Accession. With the help of some general principles
governing the publication and a comparative analysis of communication of legal norms in
the Member States, it tries to suggest a possible approach to the extraordinary situation
following the 2004 enlargement. Finally, it takes into account the consequences of the
proposed solution and their potential sequels on the national level, especially before the
constitutional courts of the new Member States.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/6742
ISSN: 1725-6739
Series/Number: EUI LAW; 2007/06
Publisher: European University Institute