The Human Face of the European Union: Are EU Law and Policy Humane Enough?

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This collection asks a direct but complex question: is the EU humane enough? The implementation of EU law and policy and its balance between economic and social values continues to provoke debate. Providing fresh insight, Nuno Ferreira and Dora Kostakopoulou present a novel analytical framework, centred on the notion of humaneness, for assessing EU law and policy. This innovative approach leads to recommendations for policy change towards a more humanistic philosophy for the EU. Broad in its scope, this remarkable volume draws together interdisciplinary perspectives from contributors who examine key EU law and policy fields, including economic integration, asylum and free movement, citizenship and development, and security. This book is essential reading for scholars, students and policy-makers seeking new ways of exploring the economic versus social values debate in EU law.

Nuno Ferreira is a Professor of Law at the University of Sussex, and has worked as a lecturer at the University of Manchester and Research Fellow at the Centre of European Law and Politics at the University of Bremen (ZERP). Dora Kostakopoulou is Professor of European Union Law, European Integration and Public Policy at the University of Warwick School of Law.