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Greening the EU and the rule of law : opportunities and limits of the EU's legal powers /

"This timely book examines the European Green Deal in relation to the rule of law, providing insights into the potential and limitations of the EU’s legal powers in achieving the Green Deal’s objectives. It explores key themes including constitutional questions, market steering, enforcement, li...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing
Other Authors: Peeters, Marjan (Editor), Eliantonio, Mariolina, 1978- (Editor), Kulovesi, Kati (Editor), Savaresi, Annalisa (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2026]
Subjects:
Environmental law > European Union countries.
Offenses against the environment > Law and legislation > European Union countries.
Due process of law > European Union countries.
Sustainable development > Law and legislation > European Union countries.
Environnement (Droit pénal) > Pays de l'Union européenne.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Greening the EU and the rule of law : opportunities and limits of the EU’s legal powers / Mariolina Eliantonio, Kati Kulovesi, Marjan Peeters and Annalisa Savaresi
  • Part I: Constitutional challenges for environmental transformative decision-making
  • The rule of law and the EU Green Deal : uneasy interactions between legal instruments and the legal systemic landscape / Niko Soininen, Kaisa Huhta and Seita Vesa
  • The bumpy landing of the EU Nature Restoration Law and the rule of law : process and substance / An Cliquet, Federica Cittadino and Sonja Gantioler
  • Empowering the Green Deal : significant delegation and constitutional limits in CBAM and CRMA / Merijn Chamon and Thomas Verellen
  • The different forms and content of 'Do No Significant Harm' in EU law : in search of legal certainty / Maurizia De Bellis
  • Part II: The steering force of finance and the market
  • Governing the EU's environmental transition through spending? : loopholes and rule of law concerns in the recovery funds / Paul Dermine and Norman Vander Putten
  • Recalibration of EU Internal Market law paradigms in light of the EU Green Deal / Sybe A. de Vries and Ulla Neergaard
  • Green monetary policy and the scope of the ECB’s mandate : maintaining the right (institutional) balance / Alessandro Cuomo
  • Part III: Access to justice, enforcement and liability
  • How green is the rule of law? : access to justice within the European Green Deal legislation / Stefano Porfido and Federica Montanaro
  • The EU Green Deal, EIA and global warming : balancing the rule of law with the quest for climate neutrality / Hendrik Schoukens
  • An individual right to breathe clean air, at last? : the promises and perils of state liability for air pollution / Maxime Tecqmenne
  • The Green Deal and the criminal enforcement of European environmental law / Giulia Giardi, Kim Geurtjens and Michael Faure
  • Part IV: Exerting influence beyond the EU's territory
  • Tempering or legitimising corporate power? : the rule of law and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive / Marta Paricio Montesinos
  • Protecting forests and ensuring policy coherence : (in)coherence in the EU’s approach to forest protection within preferential trade agreements and the Deforestation Regulation / Giovanni Dall'Agnola
  • Greening the EU and the rule of law : reflections on opportunities and limits of the EU’s legal powers / Mariolina Eliantonio, Kati Kulovesi, Marjan Peeters, Suvi-Tuuli Puharinen and Annalisa Savaresi.