The European Ombudsman and Good Administration in the European Union

• Main Author: Vogiatzis, Nikos (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: European Administrative Governance,
• Subjects: Public policy.; European Union.; Law-Europe.; Democracy.; Public Policy.; European Union Politics.; European Law.

This book explores the work of the European Ombudsman and her or his contribution to holding the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies to account, through examination of complaints on maladministration, own-initiative inquiries and other proactive efforts. It considers the Ombudsman's c...

Table of Contents:

• 1: Introduction: The office of the European Ombudsman in its third decade of operation
• 2: The institutional and constitutional position of the European Ombudsman
• 3: The link between the role of the European Ombudsman and democracy
• 4: Exploring the European Ombudsman's method: Analysis of cases
• 5: A case-study: Inquiries on transparency and access to documents
• 6: Revisiting the mandate and practice of the European Ombudsman
• 7: Conclusion.