| Description |
1 online resource (447 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Research in Constitutional Law Series |
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Routledge Research in Constitutional Law Series
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| Contents |
Intro -- Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I The responsibility of the national executive power from the point of view of local territories -- Section 1: Theoretical reflections -- 1 A European perspective -- 2 The responsibility of the national executive power in Germany from the point of view of local territories -- 3 Is calling upon the court a way to acknowledge the responsibility of the Executive? -- Section 2: Regional realities -- 4 The point of view of a State representative |
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5 The point of view of a local elected official -- Conclusion: how do local actors participate in the strengthening or in the weakening of the holding to account of the Executive within modern democratic States? -- Part II National traditions and European culture -- Section 3: What impact do the traditions of the Member States have on the European practice of responsibility? -- 6 Are there common national traditions regarding the responsibility of the executive power? -- 7 The accountability of the EU Commission, as the EU's Executive |
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8 Functional duplication and political accountability of the Executive in the EU Member States -- 9 Political accountability within the European system -- Section 4: A common culture? National traditions, European challenges -- Questionnaire for discussion -- 10 Parliamentarianism and accountability of the executive power on a European scale: The experience of the European Parliament -- 11 The scent of wild animals -- Conclusion: on political responsibility and political control in the European Union -- Part III Diversity of legal approaches -- Section 5: Democratic perspectives |
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12 The European convergence of the strengthening of the executive power -- 13 Responsibility, accountability and legitimacy of Executives: what role for the people? -- Section 6: Disciplinary perspectives -- 14 Administrative responsibility and responsibility of the Executive -- 15 Understanding responsibility through the issue of the environment -- towards a bilateral conception of responsibility? -- 16 A perspective on civil responsibility -- 17 The responsibility of the Executive: cross-read approaches -- 18 The unique nature of political responsibility |
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19 Responsibility and sports: some remarks on a particular couple -- 20 The difficulty of thinking about executive responsibility in a republic: a historical perspective -- 21 Of sheep and straw men: the accountability of the Executive from the perspective of political science -- Conclusion: for a common concept of 'responsibility' from a multidisciplinary perspective -- Concluding remarks: a kaleidoscopic approach to make (necessary) interdisciplinary communication possible -- Index |
| Summary |
This book discusses the major issues currently affecting the accountability of executive power in Europe |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tusseau, Guillaume
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| ISBN |
9781040014622 |
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1040014623 |
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