Article 226 EC is the central mechanism of enforcement in the EC Treaty, and remains unchanged since the original Treaty of Rome. This book examines Article 226 in the light of contemporary debates including concepts such as democracy, legitimacy, good administration and good governance in the EU.

Melanie Smith is a Lecturer at the Law School Cardiff University, UK.

1. Introduction 2. Mind the Accountability Gap - Administrative Law and Legitimate Governance 3. Conceptualising Democracy, Legitimacy and the Development of Good Governance in the EU 4. The Management Game - Political Enforcement, Neutral Guardianship and Legal Uniformity 5. The Policy on Enforcement in an Era of Good Governance 6. The Impact of the European Ombudsman: Breaking down Barriers to Procedural Legitimacy 7. Conclusions