Accountability in the EU

Edited by Herwig C.H. Hofmann, Professor of European and Transnational Public Law, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg and Jacques Ziller, Honorary Professor of Public Law, Université de Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne, France, Honorary Professor of European Union Law, University of Pavia, Italy and formerly of the European University Institute, Florence

Contents:

1. The Developing Role of the European Ombudsman
Herwig C.H. Hofmann

2. The European Ombudsman: A Resilient Institution in a Turbulent, Evolving Administrative Order
Jarle Trondal and Anchrit Wille

3. Monitoring the law and independent from politics’? The relationship between the European Ombudsman and the European Parliament
Christine Neuhold

4. Public Awareness of EU Rights and the Functions of the European Ombudsman: Some Unpleasant Findings
George Tridimas and Takis Tridimas

5. Advancing transparency in the European Union: the role of the European Ombudsman
Dacian C. Dragos and Bogdana Neamtu

6. Discretion and law in the EU administration: where the courts do not enter
Joana Mendes

7. New perspectives for the European Ombudsman opened by the Lisbon Treaty
Roberto Mastroianni

8. The Ombudsman's role in promoting good governance
Ian Harden

9. From Maladministration to Good Administration: Retrospective Reflections on a Ten-Year Journey
P. Nikiforos Diamandouros

10. Variations Around the O-Word: the European Ombudsman from Médiateur to Garante ? Some Concluding Remarks
Jacques Ziller

Index