
Judging Composite Decision-Making
The Transformation of European Administrative Law
Filipe Brito Bastos(Author)
Hart Publishing
Published on 28. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-5099-8051-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the European Court of Justice's principles relating to composite decision-making.
Through rigorous case law analysis, it shows how these rely on national and Union observance of rule of law requirements, under what the book calls the 'Unitary Protection' doctrine. It explores the theoretical dimension of this doctrine, illustrating how it represents a departure from the EU's foundational federalist approach to administrative law. This fills a long-standing gap in the literature and in our full understanding of composite decision-making, a key tenet of EU law. EU constitutional and administrative law scholars will be fascinated by this compelling study.
Through rigorous case law analysis, it shows how these rely on national and Union observance of rule of law requirements, under what the book calls the 'Unitary Protection' doctrine. It explores the theoretical dimension of this doctrine, illustrating how it represents a departure from the EU's foundational federalist approach to administrative law. This fills a long-standing gap in the literature and in our full understanding of composite decision-making, a key tenet of EU law. EU constitutional and administrative law scholars will be fascinated by this compelling study.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
442 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5099-8051-2 (9781509980512)
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Judging Composite Decision-Making
The Transformation of European Administrative Law
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Judging Composite Decision-Making
The Transformation of European Administrative Law
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Person
Filipe Brito Bastos is Assistant Professor at NOVA School of Law, Portugal.
Content
Introduction
1. Unity and Dominance
Part One: European Executive Federalism and the Challenge of Composite Decision-Making
2. The Judicial Crafting of European Executive Federalism
3. Multilevel Administration and Composite Decision-Making
Part Two: Good Administration Rights
4. Unitary Procedural Protection
5. The Principle of Unitary Procedural Protection and the Right to be Heard in Composite Decision-Making
6. The Principle of Unitary Procedural protection and the Right to a Reasoned Decision in Composite Decision-Making
Part Three: Judicial Review
7. Unitary Judicial Protection
8. The Borelli Doctrine
9. The Berlusconi Doctrine
10. Beyond Executive Federalism
1. Unity and Dominance
Part One: European Executive Federalism and the Challenge of Composite Decision-Making
2. The Judicial Crafting of European Executive Federalism
3. Multilevel Administration and Composite Decision-Making
Part Two: Good Administration Rights
4. Unitary Procedural Protection
5. The Principle of Unitary Procedural Protection and the Right to be Heard in Composite Decision-Making
6. The Principle of Unitary Procedural protection and the Right to a Reasoned Decision in Composite Decision-Making
Part Three: Judicial Review
7. Unitary Judicial Protection
8. The Borelli Doctrine
9. The Berlusconi Doctrine
10. Beyond Executive Federalism