Van Gend en Loos: The Individual as Subject and Object and the Dilemma of European Legitimacy
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Description
This essay examines, first, the reasons for the extraordinary impact and iconic status which are attached to Van Gend en Loos. It argues that the explanation lies in a confluence of structural factors and not in the ‘direct effect’ doctrine simpliciter. It then looks at the ‘darker’ side of the case—a proxy for governance—its contribution to a European narrative of efficiency which disregards the traditional mechanism of democratic legitimacy.
Source Publication
Revisiting Van Gend en Loos
Source Editors/Authors
Hélène Ruiz Fabri, Guy F. Sinclair, Arie Rosen
Publication Date
2014
Recommended Citation
Weiler, Joseph H. H., "Van Gend en Loos: The Individual as Subject and Object and the Dilemma of European Legitimacy" (2014). Faculty Chapters. 1494.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/1494
