EU rule of law promotion : judiciary reform in the Western Balkans / Marko Kmezić.

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Kmezic, Marko [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
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xiii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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    Southeast European Studies [More in this series]
    Summary note
    "Do EU institutions have an influence on the implementation of the rule of law in potential candidate countries and, if so, of what kind? During the compliance monitoring process related to the effective rule of law and democracy the EU Commission tests and criticizes the effectiveness of the judiciary and strengthens the rule of law in preparation for accession. In the Western Balkans this was a process fraught with difficulties. Despite the fact that academic scholarship and democratic politics agree on rule of law as a legitimizing principle for the exercise of state authority, there is no uniform European standard for institution-building or monitoring activities by the EU in this area. With focus on the reform of the judiciary in five case study countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia, this empirical research investigates the EU's transformative power with regard to the effectiveness of rule of law and judicial sector reform in its infancy. It analyses the depth and limitations of EU rule of law promotion in the Western Balkans and presents policy recommendations intended to address the shortcomings in judiciary reform."-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction
    • The elusive essence of the rule of law
    • Theory : europeanization by rule of law implementation
    • Research design : cases and methods
    • Legacies of the past as ostacles to the EU rule of law promotion
    • Western Balkans in the EU's waiting room
    • Judicial reform in the Western Balkans
    • Comparative analysis
    • Scope, depth and limits of EU rule of law promotion in the Western Balkans
    • Conclusions.
    Other title(s)
    European Union rule of law promotion
    ISBN
    • 9781472485557 ((hardback))
    • 1472485556 ((hardback))
    LCCN
    2016005914
    OCLC
    937999300
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