Law and Governance in Postnational Europe Compliance Beyond the Nation-State [Hardcover]

This 2005 volume examines the question of what accounts for compliance beyond the nation-state.Arguing that legal rules can be implemented beyond national boundaries, this volume asks what accounts for compliance beyond the nation-state. Four contributors tackle this question by comparing compliance with regulations that have been formulated in a very similar way at different levels of governance. They demonstrate that nation states do not necessarily display the best compliance records and that a high degree of legalization, verification and sanctioning systems seem to be more important than the presence of an agent that is able to enforce rules.Arguing that legal rules can be implemented beyond national boundaries, this volume asks what accounts for compliance beyond the nation-state. Four contributors tackle this question by comparing compliance with regulations that have been formulated in a very similar way at different levels of governance. They demonstrate that nation states do not necessarily display the best compliance records and that a high degree of legalization, verification and sanctioning systems seem to be more important than the presence of an agent that is able to enforce rules.Arguing that legal rules can be implemented beyond national boundaries, this volume examines compliance beyond the nation-state. Four contributors compare compliance with regulations that have been formulated in a very similar way at different levels of governance. They demonstrate that nation states do not necessarily display the best compliance records and that a high degree of legalization, verification and sanctioning systems seem to be more important.List of tables; Notes on contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction: law and compliance at different levels Michael Z?rn; 2. The analysis of compliance with international rules: definitions, variables and methodology J?rgen Neyer and Dieter Wolf; 3. State aid control at the national, European and international level Dieter Wolflc"