The EU as an “enforcement patchwork
The impact of national enforcement for compliance with EU water law in Spain and Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6296691 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mónica García Quesada (0000-0003-3883-3035, UCLouvain, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 331-353 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-814X • E-ISSN: 1469-7815 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0143814x13000238 |
| OpenAlex | W2100347080 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
Failures of compliance with European Union (EU) directives have revealed the EU as a political system capable of enacting laws in a wide range of different policy areas, but facing difficulties to ensure their actual implementation. Although the EU relies on national enforcement agencies to ensure compliance with the EU legislation, there is scarce analysis of the differential deterrent effect of national enforcement in EU law compliance. This article examines the enforcement of an EU water directive, the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, in Spain and the UK. It focuses on the existing national sanctions for disciplining actors in charge of complying with EU requirements, and on the actual use of punitive sanctions. The analysis shows that a more comprehensive and active disciplinary regime at the national level contributes to explain a higher degree of compliance with EU law. The article calls for a detailed examination of the national administrative and criminal sanction system for a more comprehensive understanding of the incentives and disincentives to comply with EU law at the national state level
Business · Compliance (psychology · Directive · Economics · Enforcement · European union · Incentive · International trade · Law enforcement · Legislation · Political science · Punitive damages · Sanctions · European and International Law Studies · European Criminal Justice and Data Protection · Law · Ombudsman and Human Rights · Public Administration
Complying with Europe
Responsive Regulation
Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance
The "Too Few Cases/Too Many Variables" Problem in Implementation Research
The "Too Few Cases/Too Many Variables" Problem in Implementation Research
Corrective Taxes and Financial Impositions as Regulatory Instruments
National Adaptation to European Integration
Coping with Europe
The accommodation of diversity in European policy‐making and its outcomes
Paths to Compliance
The European Court of Justice, National Governments, and Legal Integration in the European Union
The transposition of European law in EU member states
The Paradox of Compliance
The Europeanization of National Government and Policy
Mechanisms in the Analysis of Social Macro-Phenomena
Even rules, uneven practices
European Policies
Asserted Rights; Rule Activation Strategies in Water User Rivalries in Belgium and Switzerland
Regulatory Federalism
EU compliance
Europeanization and the mechanics of economic policy adjustment
Privatizing water
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |