17 June 2015
Reform of the EU’s Court System: Why a more accountable – not a larger – Court is the way forward
The European Court of Justice and its President Vassilios Skouris have been subject to unprecedented media scrutiny following intense internal infighting about a contentious proposal which officially aims to ‘reinforce the efficiency of justice at EU level’ by doubling the number of judges working at the General Court. The real challenge facing the Court today, though, is more qualitative than quantitative in nature. The proposal to double the number of GC judges appears to be ‘yesterday’s solution for yesterday’s problem’. Continue reading >>
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14 January 2015
Panel 4: Regulatory Democracy, Embedded Individualism
Photos and a video of the discussion. Continue reading >>
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12 January 2015
Nudge and the European Union
Europe has largely been absent from the US-dominated debate surrounding the introduction of nudge-type interventions in policy-making. As the EU and its Member States are exploring the possibility of embracing nudging, it appears desirable to reframe such a debate so as to adapt it to the legal and political realities of the European Union. Continue reading >>
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