Abstract: It has been argued that the EU suffers from serious accountability deficits. But how can we establish the existence of accountability deficits? This article tries to get to grips with the appealing but elusive concept of accountability by asking three types of questions. First a conceptual one: what exactly is meant by accountability? In…
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European Law Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering European and International Law Studies, European Union Policy and Governance, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection.
| Publisher | Wiley |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Chicago) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." European Law Journal 12 (3): 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | European and International Law Studies European Union Policy and Governance European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Taxation and Legal Issues Corporate Governance and Law |
| ISSN | 1351-5993 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 0.98 |
| h-index | 84 |
| i10-index | 541 |
| Total citations | 33,793 |
| Article processing charge | $3,240 |
| Top institutions publishing here | European University Institute |
| Journal website | onlinelibrary.wiley.com |
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Most-cited papers in European Law Journal
Arguments about Europe’s democratic deficit are really arguments about the nature and ultimate goals of the integration process. Those who assume that economic integration must lead to political integration tend to apply to European institutions standards of legitimacy derived from the theory and practice of parliamentary democracies. We argue that such standards are largely irrelevant…
Abstract: In what has become known as the ‘Maastricht II’ debate the call for a European constitution plays a great part. Often it is even expected to provide the solution to Europe's democracy problem. This paper looks at the calls for a constitution and asks how far they are already met by the Treaties and…
Abstract: This article argues that current widespread characterisations of EU governance as multi‐level and networked overlook the emergent architecture of the EU's public rule making. In this architecture, framework goals (such as full employment, social inclusion, ‘good water status’, a unified energy grid) and measures for gauging their achievement are established by joint action of…
Abstract: This article argues that the irresistible rise of Comitology is an institutional response to the deep‐seated tensions between the dual supranational and intergovernmentalist structure of the Community on the one hand, and its problem‐solving tasks on the other. Comitology has accordingly provided a forum in which problems are addressed through evolving and novel processes…