The democratic legitimacy of the European Union and its laws: theoretical challenges and practical examples

Piotr  Uhma

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Abstrakt

This article discusses the issue of the democratic deficit and the legitimacy of European Union institutions, and, consequently, of the law they create. The text reflects on the EU as a special type of international organization and its related problem of legitimacy. Theoretical issues of the democratic deficit and legitimacy are discussed, enriched with a comparative presentation of the views of two outstanding intellectuals, one from each side of the Atlantic. The following part of the article presents practical attempts to respond to the problem of the democratic deficit and the legitimacy of the EU, undertaken both in the European Parliament and by European institutions and member states, in the form of the recently completed Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE).

Legitymizacja demokratyczna Unii Europejskiej i jej prawodawstwa. Wyzwania teoretyczne i przykłady praktyczne

W artykule omówiono kwestię deficytu demokracji i legitymizacji instytucji Unii Europejskiej, a w konsekwencji tworzonego przez nie prawa. Podjęto refleksję nad UE jako szczególnym rodzajem organizacji międzynarodowej i związanym z tym problemem legitymizacji. Autor analizuje teoretyczne zagadnienia deficytu demokracji i legitymizacji, wzbogacone o porównawczą prezentację poglądów dwóch wybitnych intelektualistów pochodzących z obu stron Atlantyku. W ostatniej części artykułu przedstawiono praktyczne próby odpowiedzi na problem deficytu demokracji i legitymizacji UE, podejmowane zarówno w Parlamencie Europejskim, jak i przez instytucje europejskie oraz państwa członkowskie, których elementem była zakończona niedawno Konferencja w sprawie Przyszłości Europy (CoFoE).

This article discusses the issue of the democratic deficit and the legitimacy of European Union institutions, and, consequently, of the law they create. The text reflects on the EU as a special type of international organization and its related problem of legitimacy. Theoretical issues of the democratic deficit and legitimacy are discussed, enriched with a comparative presentation of the views of two outstanding intellectuals, one from each side of the Atlantic. The following part of the article presents practical attempts to respond to the problem of the democratic deficit and the legitimacy of the EU, undertaken both in the European Parliament and by European institutions and member states, in the form of the recently completed Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE).

Słowa kluczowe

legitymacja UE, deficyt demokracji, konferencja w sprawie przyszłości Europy

EU legitimacy, democratic deficit, conference on the future of Europe

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Informacje: Rocznik Administracji Publicznej, 2023, 2023 (9), s. 309 - 329

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/24497800RAP.23.018.18314

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Piotr Uhma

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0559-2151

Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Polska

Publikacja: 29.09.2023

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