Limitations on community regulation in the UK

Legal culture and multi‐level governance

Bibliographic Data

ID6290367
AuthorsImelda Maher (0000-0002-8205-5755, Birkbeck, University of London, corresponding author)
Year1996
Volume3
Issue4
Pages577-593
Publication date1996-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13501769608407054
OpenAlexW2055378832
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited15

The implementation of EC law in Britain is influenced by confluence between Community and national law and policy. At the same time, the trend towards greater centralization of policy and law‐making in the UK is reinforced by EC law, both through the reporting systems introduced under new approach directives and the fact that central government is ultimately responsible under EC law for implementation. The primacy of the Community‐member state axis weakens the Community system of indirect rule because it ignores the important enforcement role of local government, which in turn impedes the creation of the internal market, which itself is predicated on consistent enforcement practices throughout and between member states. The article first addresses what is meant by implementation and effectiveness before turning to a British study of implementation. It discusses the issue of confluence between the two legal orders and the nature of the relationship between national and local government in the context of implementation of directives

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