Book Review, Judicial Accountabilities in New Europe: From Rule of Law to Quality of Justice

25 Pages Posted: 9 Sep 2012

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Grant Bermann

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

In Judicial Accountabilities in New Europe: From Rule of Law to Quality of Justice, Daniela Piana investigates the sources of norms and values that influence judicial behavior in Central and Eastern Europe. Although the European Union has recently sought to institute guarantees of judicial independence in future member states, its efforts have come into conflict with the pre-existing judicial systems of these candidate countries. Piana examines several questions arising from this conflict. To what extent have the European Union’s efforts been effective? Have they permanently altered the judicial culture of future member states? If changes have occurred, can they be adequately described in terms of judicial independence, or should one look to other features of judicial governance? If so, which features? And how can we reconcile these features with the principle that democratic governments ought to be based on the rule of law? Piana’s answers form a rigorous and original contribution to the study of European law and politics. Judicial Accountabilities in New Europe is useful to anyone interested in the judicial functioning of an enlarged Europe.

Keywords: European Union, International Law, Comparative Law

Suggested Citation

Bermann, Grant, Book Review, Judicial Accountabilities in New Europe: From Rule of Law to Quality of Justice (2010). Yale Journal of International Law, Vol. 35, No. 2, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2143720

Grant Bermann (Contact Author)

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP ( email )

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