The Accountability Gap in EU Law- Front Cover; The Accountability Gap in EU Law; Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; List of abbreviations; Table of cases; Table of European Union documents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction and preliminary remarks: European Union accountability; Defining accountability: explanation of the term; Chapter 2: Accountability within the Commission; Introduction; The legal framework on the Commissioners' accountability; The facts of the Cresson case; Concluding remarks; Chapter 3: The access to documents regime in the EU; Introduction
Historical overview of the legislative backgroundThe pre-regulation regime: the Code of conduct; The Treaty of Amsterdam (Article 1 TEU); Regulation 1049/2001 and the relevant case law; Concluding remarks; Chapter 4: Accountability of the EU decentralised agencies; Introduction; Historical overview; Different types of agencies; Accountability issues; Concluding remarks; Chapter 5: The invisible hand of the EU committee-based system: the case of delegated and implementing acts; Introduction; Setting out the problem; Lifting the veil of secrecy; The post-Lisbon regime
Concluding remarks: accountability of the committee-based system -- myth or reality?Chapter 6: Accountability through locus standi and the role of the Court of Justice; Introduction; Overview of the access to justice regime; Access to justice; Locus standi post Lisbon: the contribution of the Court; Has the Treaty of Lisbon solved or postponed the accountability problem?; Concluding remarks; Chapter 7: Concluding remarks: what is the future for accountability in the EU?; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Bibliography; Index
