After Lisbon -- A Revival of National Parliaments by Reasoned Opinions?
The Treaty of Lisbon installed an Early Warning System (EWS) for the principle of subsidiarity. The EWS enables the chambers of national parliaments to challenge EU legislation within the field of shared competencies by sending so called "reasoned opinions" to the European Legislators. A major reason for the new and emphasized role of national parliaments within the EWS is attributed to concerns about the legitimacy and democracy of supranational law making by the EU.This paper contributes to the literature by empirically assessing the impact of the EWS since its introduction in 2009. In particular we try to explain cross parliament variation in the employment of reasoned opinions. The paper first discusses and then tests competing explanations for the relevance and competence of the scrutiny of EU legislation undertaken by national parliaments. We find that the extent of available resources for parliamentary scrutiny, citizens' trust in their national parliament relative to their trust in the EU, and a country's preferences for EU policy all have a significant effect on the frequency with which chambers of parliaments employ reasoned opinions
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2013
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Authors: | Kimmerle, Christoph |
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[2013]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | EU-Staaten | EU countries | Parlament | Parliament | EU-Wirtschaftspolitik | EU economic policy | Politisches System | Political system |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (22 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments October 2013 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.2333627 [DOI] |
Classification: | K33 - International Law |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013075266
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