Cover; The Early Warning System forthe Principle of Subsidiarity Constitutional theory and empirical reality; copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. National parliaments in the European Union; 3. The institutional and procedural logic of the early warning system; 4. The material scope of the early warning system; 5. The early warning system as an accountability mechanism; 6. The early warning system as legal review; 7. National parliaments in the constitutional reality of the early warning system; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Index of Treaty Provisions
Summary
This book offers a comprehensive systematic analysis of the European Union's Early Warning System (EWS) for subsidiarity, which was introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. The book includes both a detailed theoretical analysis of the EWS as well as an assessment of how national parliaments have responded to EU legislative proposals under the system. Philipp Kiiver explores whether the EWS could function as a mechanism of legal accountability offering a partial remedy to the European Union's much-discussed accountability deficit. The Early Warning System for the Principle of Subsidiarity provides a