Too soft to handle? A reflection on soft law in Europe and accession states

Journal of European Integration

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 379-403

  O'Hagan, Emer ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accession states; European union; Hungary; Social dialogue; Soft law

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045159512     PISSN: 07036337     EISSN: 14772280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0703633042000306535     Document Type: Article

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