Title:A paradigm for coherence in EU external relations law : the European neighbourhood policy
Author(s):VAN VOOREN, BartDate:2010Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Coherence is a powerful rhetorical device that is prevalent throughout decades of EU external relations discourse and practice. There is intuitiveness to coherence, an implied sense of ‘good fit’ between the different ...
Title:The Paradox of Constitutionalism: Constituent Power and Constitutional Form
Author(s):LOUGHLIN, Martin; WALKER, NeilDate:2007Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This book sets out to examine some of the key features of what we describe as the paradox of constitutionalism: whether those who have the authority to make a constitution - the 'constituent power' - can do so without ...
Title:Paradoxophilia: Imaginary invalid or chronic disease? An analysis of paradoxicality in legal decisions
Author(s):SAHM, PhilippDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI LLM thesesAbstract:Paradox mentionings have become fashionable in scholarly literature, but are essentially incomplete. Consequently, the question arises whether paradoxophilia is law’s disease or a mere obsession of some legal scholars. A ...
Title:Parliamentary Oversight of Security and Intelligence Agencies in the EU
Author(s):WILLS, Aidan; VERMEULEN, MathiasDate:2011Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This study evaluates the oversight of national security and intelligence agencies by parliaments and specialised non-parliamentary oversight bodies, with a view to identifying good practices that can inform the European ...
Title:Participation in EU Rule-making: A Rights-Based Approach
Author(s):MENDES, JoanaDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:BookAbstract:* Provides a detailed analysis of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance case law on the right to be heard in adjudicatory and rulemaking procedures, including a critical discussion of seminal cases
* Presents ...
Title:Passing the Buck: State Responsibility for Private Military Companies
Author(s):HOPPE, CarstenDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:States hire private military or security companies [PMSCs/contractors] in armed conflict and occupation to fulfil tasks formerly exclusively handled by soldiers, including combat, guarding and protection, and detention and ...
Title:Passing the Buck: State Responsibility for Private Military Companies
Author(s):HOPPE, CarstenDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract:States hire Private Military or Security Companies [PMSCs/contractors] in armed conflict and occupation to fulfil tasks formerly exclusively handled by soldiers, including combat, guarding and protection, and detention and ...