Argumentation in the European Union’s directives

What is it about?

This paper provides an account of the arguments advanced by the European Union legislator in directives and evaluates their potential at convincing the Member States the implement the directive at issue.

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Why is it important?

Our analysis unveils a legislative practice in which the legislator does not discharge the obligation to give reasons imposed by the legal institutional framework and which remains unsanctioned in litigation.