Administrative Law and Policy of the EU provides a comprehensive analysis of the administration of the European Union and the legal framework within which that administration operates. The book examines the multifarious approaches, techniques, and structures of public administration in order to systematise and assess the solutions they offer to political, social, and economic problems.The legal framework of administration is examined from the standpoint of how it meets the demands of specific policy objectives established by democratically accountable decision-makers. Administrative law structures and many of its underlying principles have developed in an evolutionary and isolated manner in each policy area. While aware of the diversity of specific areas, this book takes an overarching approach, setting out the common rules and principles that constitute the general body ofEU administrative law.By integrating the disciplines of political and administrative science, and administrative law, the book offers a rich explanation and critique of the complex executive framework of the EU.

Part One: Introduction; 1 The Idea of European Union Administration - Its Nature and Development; 2 The Aim and Approach of this Book; 3 Interdisciplinary Foundations of European Administrative Law; 4 A Typology of Administrative Tasks in the European Union; Part Two: The Constitutional Framework of European Union Administrative Law; 5 Sources of European Union Administrative Law; 6 Principles Underlying the Relationship Between the European Union and the Member States; 7 General Principles Framing European Union Administrative Law; 8 Delegation and the European Union Constitutional Framework; Part Three: Structures, Procedures, and Methods; 9 Organisational Arrangements for EU Administrative Action; 10 Budget Implementation and Programme Management; 11 Administrative Procedures; 12 Information and Administration; 13 Rules and Principles Governing the Substance of Administrative Decision-Making; Part Four: Form and Effect of Administrative Acts - Abstract-General Measures