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Legal science and the feeling of constitutional decay

31 October 2016
There is a lot of consternation about Donald Trump and his remark about only accepting the results of the presidential election "If I win". According to Trump, the election is 'rigged' if he looses... This article is only available in Dutch.
by:
- S. Hardt
in Law
‘Inside’ the European Parliament’s Closed Reading Rooms: Transparency in the EU

2 October 2016
Published on MLR blogs. What do documents about negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), oversight of the EU’s Food Safety Authority or Tax-Justice have in common? In order to access these documents, (selected) Members of the European Parliament are requested to...
by:
- V. Abazi
in Law
The rationalised French Parliament: forcing legislation

13 May 2016
Several days ago, the French government forced the acceptance of a disputed law about - among other things - labour issues. Its treatment in parliament was incredibly labourious and almost 5000 amendments had been proposed... This blog is only available in Dutch.
by:
- A.W. Heringa
in Law
What works to make EU law work?

16 October 2015

What works to make EU law work? Or, how can we ensure that EU law is implemented effectively in the member states? I have researched[1] this question by studying the usefulness of instruments that are meant to support national administrations in the application of EU law or that may otherwise be...