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Title
Turtles all the way down? Progress in EU law scholarship
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Abstract
European Union (EU) law, with a history of approximately 60 years, remains one of the younger legal disciplines around the world. The scholarship in this field initially focused on the development of the European Economic Community and its common market, gradually branching out, in tandem with the ever-expanding reach of the relevant rules. The number of books and journals has grown exponentially, with novel genres like blogs and podcasts recently gaining in popularity too. Increases in size or quantity should, however, not be automatically equated with the notion of ‘progress’ as such. For a sound measuring of progress, the key question that needs to be answered is the extent to which the knowledge base has been advanced, and whether genuinely superior insights have been acquired over the course of time. In EU law scholarship, these issues are closely connected to the general tone and objectives of the leading studies, which can be seen to have evolved significantly. The current article zooms in on three publications from the 2010-2020 period, discussing how they fit into the overall picture, indicating in what way the progress label may fruitfully be applied to these pieces, and hereby also reflecting on how they are believed to have exerted a marked influence on the work of subsequent authors.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Law and Method
Publication
Boom uitgevers Den Haag , 2023
ISSN
2352-7927
DOI
10.5553/REM/.000071
Volume/pages
1 (2023) , 15 p.
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UAntwerpen
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Subject
Law 
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 02.01.2024
Last edited 03.01.2024
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