The present paper starts by sketching the European Union (EU)'s democracy problems that have aggravated in light of the Euro area crisis, the unprecedented complexity of the (re-)distributive issues involved and the role of non-majoritarian institutions. Against this backdrop, it seeks to direct...

Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK) disagreed on the lawfulness of certain measures taken by the UK with regard to a so-called MOX plant, situated in the Northwest of England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. Ireland cited a number of breaches of obligations relating to the protection of the...

Article 81 EC Treaty fails to provide a mechanism for determining how to accommodate non-competition goals in EC competition law, and the conventional practices of the European Commission and the Community Courts do not allow for guidance in such matters. The problem arising from this failure is...

The debate on the economic orientation of the European Union can be traced back to the negotiations of the Treaty of Rome. Increasingly, scholars and recent case law start from the assumption that market goals and social-policy goals are on a par. A slight tendency in favour of the market has...

The critique against capitalism on the grounds that its economic interests are often irreconcilable with its social aspirations has gained merit in various circles. Given this background, the debate over the economic orientation of a community and the role of non-market goals such as...