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The Ethos of Europe Andrew Williams (University of Warwick)

The Ethos of Europe By Andrew Williams (University of Warwick)

The Ethos of Europe by Andrew Williams (University of Warwick)


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This examination of the values which govern the European Union explores the current philosophy of EU law and proposes a new set of principles upon which justice might be brought more to the fore in the EU's governance.

The Ethos of Europe Summary

The Ethos of Europe: Values, Law and Justice in the EU by Andrew Williams (University of Warwick)

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.

About Andrew Williams (University of Warwick)

Formerly a practising solicitor in London, Andrew Williams teaches EU and human rights law at the School of Law in the University of Warwick.

Table of Contents

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.

Additional information

NLS9780521134040
9780521134040
0521134048
The Ethos of Europe: Values, Law and Justice in the EU by Andrew Williams (University of Warwick)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2010-03-11
368
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