Law and Governance in Postnational Europe: Compliance Beyond the Nation-State

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This book argues that Europeanization and globalization have led to ever-more intensive legalization at transnational level. What accounts for compliance beyond the nation-state? The authors tackle this question by comparing compliance with regulations that have been formulated in a very similar way at different levels of governance. They test compliance with rules at the national level, at the regional level (EU), and at a global level (WTO), finding that in fact the EU has higher levels of compliance than both international and national rules. The authors argue that this is because the EU has a higher level of legalization, combined with effective monitoring mechanisms and sanctions. In this respect it seems that the European Union has indeed achieved a high level of legalization and compliance, though the authors add that this achievement does not settle the related queries with the legitimacy of transnational governance and law.

Michael Zurn is Director at the Science Center Berlin and Founding Rector of the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin. He is author of Frieden und Krieg (co-authored with Bernhard Zangl; 2003), Regieren jenseits des Nationalstaates (1998), Gerechte internationale Regime (1987) and Interessen und Institutionen (1992). Christian Joerges is Professor for European Economic and Private Law and Private International Law at the Law Department of the European University Institute, Florence. Recent publications include Transnational Governance and Constitutionalism (co-edited with I.nger-J. Sand and Gunther Teubner), Darker Legacies of Law in Europe: The Shadow of National Socialism and Fascism over Europe and its Legal Traditions (co-edited with Navraj S. Ghaleigh), and Good Governance in Europe's Integrated Market (co-edited with Renaud Dehousse).