Im Rahmen der integrierten Energie- und Klimapolitik sind auf europäischer Ebene in den letzten zwei Jahren wesentliche politische Ziele und Mechanismen zu deren Umsetzung beschlossen worden: Bis 2020 sollen in Europa die Treibhausgasemissionen um mindestens 20 Prozent gesenkt, die...

Should the EU introduce an Optional European Contract Law Code and what should it look like? By applying economic theories of federalism and regulatory competition (legal federalism), it is shown why an Optional Code would be a very suitable legal instrument within a two-level European System of...

European economic integration fascinates and inspires for the way it brought peace to a continent torn by violent and long-standing rivalries. The lessons from Europe, however, cannot be applied directly as the degree of the European Union's supranationality is unthinkable elsewhere. This paper...