The judicial enforcement of EU law through national courts: Possibilities and limits

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 378-394

  Slepcevic, Reinhard ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Compliance; Enforcement; EU environmental policy; Implementation; National courts; Natura 2000

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449558638     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760802662847     Document Type: Article

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