New research explores how the EU Commission handles infringement cases against member states.
The paper develops a formal model to analyze legal compliance in the European Union (2003-2013). This study collects and analyzes over 13,000 official case files. The findings reveal both accidental and intentional violations exist within EU law.
🔍 Data & Methods: Examined extensive Commission infringement records from two decades of EU governance.
📊 Key Findings: Accidental noncompliance occurs; Intentional violation is more common; Commission selectively drops cases.
⚖️ Why It Matters: This analysis shows the EU enforcement mechanism has mixed success in promoting legal adherence.
| The Politics of International Oversight: Strategic Monitoring and Legal Compliance in the European Union was authored by Joshua Fjelstul and Clifford Carrubba. It was published by Cambridge in APSR in 2018. |
