The ethos of Europe : values, law and justice in the EU

Bibliographic Information

The ethos of Europe : values, law and justice in the EU

Andrew Williams

(Cambridge studies in European law and policy)

Cambridge University Press, 2010

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

Available at  / 11 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-353) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Can the EU become a 'just' institution? Andrew Williams considers this highly charged political and moral question by examining the role of five salient values said to be influential in the governance and law of the Union: peace, the rule of law, respect for human rights, democracy, and liberty. He assesses each of these as elements of an apparent 'institutional ethos' and philosophy of EU law and finds that justice as a governing ideal has failed to be taken seriously in the EU. To remedy this condition, he proposes a new set of principles upon which justice might be brought more to the fore in the Union's governance. By focusing on the realisation of human rights as a core institutional value, Williams argues that the EU can better define its moral limits so as to evolve as a more just project.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Peace
  • 3. Rule of law
  • 4. Human rights
  • 5. Democracy
  • 6. Liberty
  • 7. The institutional ethos of the EU
  • 8. Towards the EU as a just institution
  • 9. Concluding proposals.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Related Books: 1-1 of 1

Details

Page Top