Co-actorship in the Development of European Law-Making: The Quality of European Legislation and its Implementation and Application in the National Legal Order

The motto of the European Union, ‘United in its diversity’ (article IV-1, draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe) serves well as the prime aspiration with regard to the quality of European legislation. The legislation of the European Union is not intended to erase the diversity of legal traditions, methods and systems in the Member States, but rather to shape their compatibility with respect for the diversity of their institutional arrangements and legal cultures.

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