Over the past decade, the relationship between European and international law has largely been commented through the prism of the autonomy, recent decisions issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union having emphasized the integrity of the EU legal system. Yet by … [Read more...]

This text argues that Articles 9 to 12 of the EU Treaty provide a promising way to conceptualize and develop the democratic legitimation of international organizations. To be sure, the current European Union is not a democratic showcase. However, an innovative concept of … [Read more...]

Memory has become an object of dispute in the EU. Different groups and states do not have a full convergence of views and this raises the question as to whether the EU should or should not be involved. A pluralist conception of justice would argue that the recognition of memory … [Read more...]

The conceptual premise of Global Administrative Law is that, in order to cope with globalization, states' right to regulate has been increasingly entrusted to global authorities, adopting rules and decisions which are best conceptualized as administrative regulation. Therefore, … [Read more...]

In domestic legal systems, public authorities have incorporated rules first established by private bodies for a long time. In the global arena, public regulatory regimes increasingly connect with private ones. International intergovernmental organizations, transnational … [Read more...]