This book examines the European Court of Justice''s principles relating to composite decision-making. Through rigorous case law analysis, it shows how these rely on national and Union observance of rule of law requirements, under what the book calls the ''Unitary Protection'' doctrine. It explores the theoretical dimension of this doctrine, illustrating how it represents a departure from the EU''s foundational federalist approach to administrative law. This fills a longstanding gap in the literature and in our full understanding of composite decision-making, a key tenet of EU law. EU constitutional and administrative law scholars will be fascinated by this compelling study.>

Autorentext
Filipe Brito Bastos is Assistant Professor at NOVA School of Law, Portugal.

Klappentext

This book examines the European Court of Justice's principles relating to composite decision-making. Through rigorous case law analysis, it shows how these rely on national and Union observance of rule of law requirements, under what the book calls the 'Unitary Protection' doctrine. It explores the theoretical dimension of this doctrine, illustrating how it represents a departure from the EU's foundational federalist approach to administrative law. This fills a long-standing gap in the literature and in our full understanding of composite decision-making, a key tenet of EU law. EU constitutional and administrative law scholars will be fascinated by this compelling study.

Inhalt
Introduction 1. Unity and Dominance Part One: European Executive Federalism and the Challenge of Composite Decision-Making 2. The Judicial Crafting of European Executive Federalism 3. Multilevel Administration and Composite Decision-Making Part Two: Good Administration Rights 4. Unitary Procedural Protection 5. The Principle of Unitary Procedural Protection and the Right to be Heard in Composite Decision-Making 6. The Principle of Unitary Procedural protection and the Right to a Reasoned Decision in Composite Decision-Making Part Three: Judicial Review 7. Unitary Judicial Protection 8. The Borelli Doctrine 9. The Berlusconi Doctrine 10. Beyond Executive Federalism