Contested Competences in the European Union
What role do rules really play in shaping the behaviour of legislative actors? In theory, competences and procedures provide a framework within which ministers, members of parliament, and senators draft and bargain over legislative proposals. This book looks at competence rules as possible objects o...
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| author | Michal Ovádek, Dr |
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| description | What role do rules really play in shaping the behaviour of legislative actors? In theory, competences and procedures provide a framework within which ministers, members of parliament, and senators draft and bargain over legislative proposals. This book looks at competence rules as possible objects of political contestation in the European Union (EU). While competences and procedures are often viewed as fixed constitutional features, this study shows that they are frequently contested and reimagined in practice. Drawing on both historical records and quantitative data, the book demonstrates how the European Commission, Parliament, and Council strategically reshape legal competences to advance their institutional and political goals. Such competence contestation highlights that the questions of who decides, and in accordance with which procedure, are often as contentious as the policy issues themselves. Far from simply following the rules, EU actors adapt their application in response to political pressures, with the Court of Justice providing limited and selective oversight. This dynamic results in recurring legal disputes which, while reducing efficiency and diluting policy focus, have become a stable feature of EU governance. The book offers a comprehensive theoretical and empirical account of these processes, providing new insights into the flexible, political nature of lawmaking in the EU. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1741142026-03-19T14:49:03Z Contested Competences in the European Union Michal Ovádek, Dr European Union Legislation Institutions Procedures Competences Law Politics Judicial review Single market International trade thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LND Constitutional and administrative law: general What role do rules really play in shaping the behaviour of legislative actors? In theory, competences and procedures provide a framework within which ministers, members of parliament, and senators draft and bargain over legislative proposals. This book looks at competence rules as possible objects of political contestation in the European Union (EU). While competences and procedures are often viewed as fixed constitutional features, this study shows that they are frequently contested and reimagined in practice. Drawing on both historical records and quantitative data, the book demonstrates how the European Commission, Parliament, and Council strategically reshape legal competences to advance their institutional and political goals. Such competence contestation highlights that the questions of who decides, and in accordance with which procedure, are often as contentious as the policy issues themselves. Far from simply following the rules, EU actors adapt their application in response to political pressures, with the Court of Justice providing limited and selective oversight. This dynamic results in recurring legal disputes which, while reducing efficiency and diluting policy focus, have become a stable feature of EU governance. The book offers a comprehensive theoretical and empirical account of these processes, providing new insights into the flexible, political nature of lawmaking in the EU. 2026-03-19T14:49:02Z 2026-03-19T14:49:02Z 2026-03-17T10:15:54Z 2025 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111774 9780198890768 9780191996047 9780198890782 9780198890775 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/174114 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/111774/1/9780198890768.pdf Oxford University Press 10.1093/9780191996047.001.0001 10.1093/9780191996047.001.0001 db4e319f-ca9f-449a-bcf2-37d7c6f885b1 9780198890768 9780191996047 9780198890782 9780198890775 320 Oxford open access |
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