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Contribuţia instituţiilor Uniunii Europene la promovarea şi protejarea drepturilor omului
Contribution of the European Union institutions to the promotion and the protection of human rights

Author(s): Ion Popescu-Slaniceanu, Isabela Stancea
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Public Administration, EU-Legislation
Published by: Institutul Român pentru Drepturile Omului
Keywords: European public administration; European institutions; fundamental rights and freedoms;

Summary/Abstract: Throughout history, European States took after each other as far as administrative issues were concerned and shared certain elements characterizing those administrations; however, the existence of a European public administration does not imply imitation of a model, but some “unity in diversity”. Imitation of a model of administration would mean giving up national traditions, sweeping out cultural diversity, and denying the identity of the rule of law. One may speak about a specific form of administration at the European Union level if and only to the extent that such a set of activities and institutions are doubled by a number of mechanisms identifying the European citizens' needs, function on the basis of the same or similar principles as a national administration, adopt and apply policies satisfying the social needs, implement them, while also having at their disposal bodies and institutions that evaluate and control how these policies are applied.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 7-15
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian