This is a brilliant and original analysis of a much neglected aspect of the interaction between politics and law. Susanne Schmidt compellingly demonstrates how ECJ case law sets limits to how political actors can shape European policies. It is a 'mustread' for all studying and practicing politics.
Susanne K. Schmidt is Professor of Political Science at the University of Bremen. She has published widely on questions of European integration, including the role of the Commission, competition and liberalization policies in the EU, and mutual recognition as a new mode of governance. The policy implications of the European Court of Justice's case law at the European and national levels are the current focus of her research. Her work has appeared in journals such as
the Journal of Public Policy, the Journal of European Public Policy, West European Politics, European Union Politics, the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, Public Administration, and German Politics. Her publications include The Power of the European Court of Justice (co-authored with
R. Daniel Kelemen, Routledge, 2013) and Mutual Recognition as a New Mode of Governance (Routledge, 2008).