The ethos of Europe
Subtitle: values, law and justice in the EU
By: Andrew Williams.
Series: Cambridge studies in European law and policy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780521118286
Subjects: Law -- European Union countries -- Philosophy; Law and ethics; Constitutional law -- Moral and ethical aspects -- European Union countries
Description: "Can the EU become a 'just' institution? Andrew Williams considers this highly charged political and moral question by examining the role of five salient values said to be influential in the governance and law of the Union: peace, the rule of law, respect for human rights, democracy, and liberty. He assesses each of these as elements of an apparent 'institutional ethos' and philosophy of EU law and finds that justice as a governing ideal has failed to be taken seriously in the EU.  To remedy this condition, he proposes a new set of principles upon which justice might be brought more to the fore in the Union's governance. By focusing on the realisation of human rights as a core institutional value, Williams argues that the EU can better define its moral limits so as to evolve as a more just project"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Peace; 3. Rule of law; 4. Human rights; 5. Democracy; 6. Liberty; 7. The institutional ethos of the EU; 8. Towards the EU as a just institution; 9. Concluding proposals.