The political accountability of EU and US independent regulatory agencies / / Miroslava Scholten.

• Superior document: Nijhoff Studies in EU Law, Volume 6
• VerfasserIn: Scholten, Miroslava,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff studies in EU law ; Volume 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (507 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.; Revision of author's thesis (doctoral - Maastricht University, 2014) issued under title: The political accountability of EU agencies : learning from the US experience.

The Political Accountability of EU and US Independent Regulatory Agencies is an in-depth investigation on the law and practices of the political accountability arrangements of the 35 EU and 16 US independent agencies. The comparative analysis demonstrates similarities between the political accountability arsenals and challenges to political oversight in the EU and the US. The greatest differences are revealed in the organization of the political accountability of independent agencies, id est, ‘excessive diversity in the EU vs. uniformity in the US’, and the design of accountability obligations. Based on comparative insights, the book concludes with three recommendations on how the EU agencies’ political accountability could be adjusted in the ongoing reform on agencies’ creation and operation.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: The Political Accountability of EU Agencies -- Holding EU Agencies to Political Account -- Holding US Independent Regulatory Agencies to Political Account -- The Political Accountability of IRAS in the EU and the US Compared -- The Political Accountability of EU Agencies: ‘The Way Forward’ -- Reflections and Prospects -- Reference List -- Appendix 1 The Political Accountability Arrangements of 35 EU Agencies -- Appendix 2 European Parliament’s Committees Scrutinizing EU Agencies -- Appendix 3 The Political Accountability Arrangements of 16 US Independent Regulatory Agencies -- Index.