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Book SynopsisIn this probing analysis of the European Union's transnational legal system, Lisa Conant explores the interaction between law and politics. In particular, she challenges the widely held view that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has, through bold...
Trade ReviewScholars interested in comparative courts and judicial politics, especially the ECJ in the process of European integration, should not hesitate in reading this very interesting book. Faculty teaching graduate seminars in law and politics of the European Union will also find in it a suitable course addition.
* Perspectives on Politics *
Lisa Conant has written a wonderful book that I recommend to scholars in the fields of public law, European politics, comparative law, and public policy.
-- Sally J. Kenney, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota * The Law and Politics Book Review *
In this important and convincing study in practical constitutional politics, Conant demonstrates in wonderfully detailed case studies how the European Court of Justice depends on the support of domestic institutional actors and interests to turn judicial opinions into domestic policy.... Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above.
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