Routledge Research in EU Law
European University Alliances and the Law
1st Edition
Edited
By Barbara Gagliardi, Damien Bouvier, Alexandre Guigue, Arnaud Lecourt, Louis-Marie Chauvel
July 03, 2026
This book addresses legal issues raised by the institutionalisation of European University Alliances and suggests ways to facilitate sustainable academic cooperation towards a truly 'European University'. Since 2017, the EU’s European University Alliances (EUAs) initiative has sought to forge ...
Implementing International Disability Law in the European Union: A Substantive and Procedural Appraisal
1st Edition
By Ottavio Quirico
December 26, 2025
This book investigates the implementation of disability rights and duties in the European Union, aiming to understand its functioning and explore ways forward through a critical analysis of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) within the context of international ...
EU Law and Military Industries: Sovereignty and Strategic Autonomy in Military Procurement
1st Edition
By Nathan Meershoek
October 31, 2025
This book addresses how the EU can promote European strategic autonomy to overcome contemporary military challenges while respecting the sovereignty of its Member States. At a time of rising military expenditure and growing European military cooperation, the application of EU law to military ...
The European Union as a Normative Power: The Role of the CJEU
1st Edition
By Yuval Reinfeld
September 29, 2025
Examining the role of the CJEU in shaping the European Union as a Normative power, this book explores the influence of the Court of Justice of the European Union on Normative Power Europe to evaluate the extent to which the CJEU’s actions consolidate normative foreign policy in third states. ...
Consumer Collective Redress in EU Law: Lessons from the Polish Legal System
1st Edition
By Jagna Mucha
September 17, 2025
This book provides critical insights into the framework of consumer collective redress within EU law, including recent changes introduced by the Representative Actions Directive (EU) 2020/1828. The focus is on Poland, where group proceedings have been operating since 2009. The exploration of Poland...
Cybersecurity and EU Law: Adopting the Network and Information Security Directive
1st Edition
By Theodoros Karathanasis
November 22, 2024
Cybersecurity is set to be one of the dominant themes in EU governance in the coming years, and EU law has begun to adapt to the challenges presented by security with the adoption of the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive. This book explores the binding effects of the legal ...
Instruments of Public Law: Digital Transformation during the Pandemic
1st Edition
Edited
By Irena Lipowicz, Grażyna Szpor, Aleksandra Syrt
May 27, 2024
The Covid 19 pandemic has revealed the need to verify the existing principles of functioning of public authorities, in relation to various decision-making processes, both at the conceptual level and at law implementation. The action of the legislator and public administration towards the society ...
The Tangled Complexity of the EU Constitutional Process: The Frustrating Knot of Europe
2nd Edition
By Giuseppe Martinico
May 27, 2024
Offering a fresh view on the EU constitutionalisation process, the new edition of The Tangled Complexity of the EU Constitutional Process presents three main points: the idea of constitutional complexity, the tension between constitutional evolutionism and constitutional constructivism in the ...
Constitutional Law and the EU Balanced Budget Principle
1st Edition
By Simina Tănăsescu, Eric Oliva
January 29, 2024
Exploring the balanced budget rule as an economic standard and as a legal principle, this book explains the context and content of the balanced budget rule and presents a critical appraisal of its impact on legal systems, political institutions and social values, and particularly an evaluation of ...
Delegation of Powers in the EU Legal System
1st Edition
By Annalisa Volpato
January 29, 2024
The majority of rules adopted at the EU level are not issued by democratically elected institutions, but rather by administrative bodies which are empowered to exercise rule-making powers by legislative acts. This book analyses the legal mechanism through which these powers are conferred on the ...
EU Law Enforcement: The Evolution of Sanctioning Powers
1st Edition
Edited
By Stefano Montaldo, Francesco Costamagna, Alberto Miglio
August 29, 2022
The existence of a structured enforcement system is an inherent feature of national legal orders and one of the core elements of State sovereignty. The very limited power to issue sanctions has often been deemed a gap in the EC legal order. Over the years, the situation has progressively changed. ...
Member State Interests and European Union Law: Revisiting The Foundations Of Member State Obligations
1st Edition
By Marton Varju
December 13, 2021
This book re-examines the law governing the obligations of the Member States in the European Union from the perspective of the interests formulated and pursued by national governments in the EU. Member States’ interests provide the source as well as the limitations of the obligations undertaken by ...