Law's Practical Wisdom: The Theory and Practice of Law Making in New Governance Structures in the European Union - Softcover

Sideri, Katerina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138358312 ISBN 13: 9781138358317

Publisher: Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

This book develops a sociological understanding of law making in the European Union. In particular, the book focuses on the social function of law in new governance structures promoting decentralized and flexible procedures that encourage deliberation, participation of stakeholders, and public dialogue. It pays attention to both the practical knowledge and the power relations underpinning law making, while seeking to bring to the foreground the importance of compromise in the process. The empirical substantiation of the argument discusses the regulation of technology in the European Union and is premised on case studies of governance of the Internet, patents of high technology, filters used on the Internet to block harmful material, trademark law and domain name dispute resolution by ICANN. To this effect, the book studies the dynamics of constructing a legal argument inside the European Commission, and its role in the process of coordinating the creation of networks, securing enforcement in self regulatory regimes, and steering activity on the part of autonomous groups of actors.

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About the Author

Katerina Sideri is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter, England. She writes in the fields of law and social theory, law and governance, regulation of technology in the EU, and bioethics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138358312
• ISBN 13: 9781138358317
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 156