Is the Brussels Effect Beneficial?

2019 ◽  
pp. 235-264
Author(s):  
Anu Bradford
Keyword(s):  
Political Criticism ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Global Reach

Chapter 8 discusses whether the Brussels Effect is beneficial in terms of advancing people’s welfare, both in the EU and abroad. In examining this question, the chapter engages with economic and political criticism leveled against the Brussels Effect. It asks if the global reach of EU regulations is costly and capable of hindering innovation, or driven by protectionist motives. It also queries if the Brussels Effect should be viewed as a manifestation of regulatory imperialism, undercutting the power of foreign sovereigns to make critical decisions regarding their economies and serve their citizens in accordance with their democratically established preferences.

Bariery w przepływie pracowników na rynku wewnętrznym – stary problem w nowych odsłonach

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4 (1)) ◽  
pp. 39-54
Author(s):  
Robert Grzeszczak
Keyword(s):  
Equal Treatment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Labour Law ◽  
Member States ◽  
Political Criticism ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
The Will ◽  
Free Movement Of Persons ◽  
The Eu

The issue of re-nationalization (disintegration and fragmentation) of integration process is manifested by the will of some of the Member States to verify their relations with the European Union. In the age of an economic crisis of the EU and in relation to the large migration of the population, there has emerged strong social and political criticism, on the European level, of the integration process, with some Member States even consideringtheir withdrawal from the EU. In those States, demands forextending the Member States’ competences in the field of some EU policies are becoming more and more popular. The legal effects of the above-mentioned processes are visible in the free movements of the internal market, mainly within the free movement of persons. Therefore, there are problems, such as increased social dumping process, the need to retain the output of the European labour law, the issue of the so-called social tourism, erosion of the meaning of the EU citizenship and the principle of equal treatment.

The Global Reach of EU Competition Law

2019 ◽  
pp. 174-196
Author(s):  
Giorgio Monti
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Competition Law ◽  
Merger Control ◽  
Cooperative Approach ◽  
Eu Competition Law ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Global Reach

The chapter explores the extraterritorial application of the EU’s cartel rules, rules on unilateral conduct and merger control through case studies. It suggests that whilst the Commission’s global reach is extensive, this is tempered by the cooperative approach that the Commission nurtures with other competition agencies as well as a global drive towards convergence of antitrust standards. The scope for cooperation is more extensive in certain fields (e.g. merger control) and much less in others where there is disagreement on the superior standard (e.g. unilateral conduct). At the same time the chapter identifies the limits to the many forms of cooperation which the EU pursues and to the global quest for convergent standards.

scholarly journals The Internet and the Global Reach of EU Law

2019 ◽  
pp. 112-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Kuner
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Privacy Law ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
Universal Values ◽  
Normative Issues ◽  
Fundamental Values ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Global Reach

The internet has had a significant influence on how EU law applies beyond EU borders, and has enabled the EU to extend the application of its fundamental values to third countries. There are many examples of the EU exerting its global reach regarding the internet, particularly in data protection and privacy law. The EU’s actions in exercising its global reach with regard to the internet implicate important normative issues, such as distinguishing between the furtherance of core EU legal values and the advancement of the EU’s political interests; promoting the principles of EU law as universal values; ensuring that EU legal values are upheld in practice; and determining the territorial boundaries of EU law. The influence exercised by the EU carries responsibilities towards third countries, particularly those in the developing world. The internet may itself also be influencing EU law.

The Global Reach of EU Law

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-63
Author(s):  
Joanne Scott
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Law ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Eu Regulation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Global Reach ◽  
At Home

This chapter explores the mechanisms that enable the EU to extend the global reach of its laws. These include extraterritoriality, territorial extension and the ‘Brussels Effect’. It offers multiple examples of territorial extension operating at different levels and considers the relationship between territorial extension and the Brussels Effect. The second part of the chapter includes a case study on territorial extension in EU environmental law. While it is increasingly accepted that the ‘effects’ doctrine may be invoked to regulate foreign conduct that entails significant effects at home, this chapter considers whether the concept of complicity may help to justify EU regulation that seeks to address environmental problems that are manifested outside the EU.

The Art of Lobbying the EU

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rinus van Schendelen
Keyword(s):  
The Eu

Projecting a European Diploma in Psychology

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Wilpert
Keyword(s):  
Research Process ◽  
Project Team ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Results ◽  
External Constraints ◽  
Internal Procedures ◽  
The Eu

The paper presents an inside evaluation of the EuroPsyT project, funded by the EU Leonardo Program in 1999-2001. While standard research usually neglects to reflect on the internal and external constraints and opportunities under which research results are achieved, the paper stresses exactly those aspects: starting from a brief description of the overall objectives of the 11 countries project, the paper proceeds to describe the macro-context and the internal strengths and weaknesses of the project team, the internal procedures of cooperation,. and obstacles encountered during the research process. It winds up in noting some of the project's achievements and with a look towards future research.

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