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Abstract
This chapter assesses the informative function of EU soft law, and its potential to increase transparency in a multi-level governance context. Tagged as interpretative/decisional instruments or post-legislative guidance, many communications, notices, or guidelines are used to interpret laconic hard law instruments, such as the Treaty, directives or regulations, or to indicate the way in which EU institutions think appropriate to exercise their discretion. In certain sectors, the Commission chose to regulate through soft law because of the advantages it represented: its speedy adoption process and its potential to increase the flexibility, transparency, and legal certainty of decision making.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | EU Soft Law in the Member States |
| Subtitle of host publication | Theoretical Findings and Empirical Evidence |
| Publisher | Hart |
| Chapter | 19 |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Mar 2021 |
Keywords
- transparency
- soft law
- European Union (EU)
- general principles of law
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European Network on Soft Law Research
Stefan, O. (Primary Investigator), Biondi, A. (Co-Investigator), McGaughey, E. (Co-Investigator), Tridimas, T. (Co-Investigator), Turk, A. (Co-Investigator) & Copping, C. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/2016 → 31/08/2019
Project: Research