The Politics of EU Judicial Support after the Arab Spring

This book explores the judicial transformations in the Southern Mediterranean region and the mechanisms that trigger these changes. It analyses judicial reforms in Jordan and Morocco in the context of the EU policies to promote and diffuse democratic principles and practices in the MENA region. Based on original empirical research, the book reports findings on how networks of actors involved in the implementation of programs funded by the EU handle policy ideas and interests, and by doing so influence policy outcomes. This study covers both the institutional and the organizational/managerial dimensions of justice, thus shedding light on the two most relevant and critical factors for innovations in the domain of justice.

Analyses two judicial reforms carried out in a pivotal moment for the history of Jordan and Morocco Sheds light on the impact of democracy and rule of law support programmes of the EU towards Southern neighbourhood countries Contributes to different strands of literature including Europeanization, Policy Transfer, Democratisation, New Public Management, and EU-Mediterranean relations

Autorentext

Gaia Taffoni is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute, Italy. Her research interests lie in the politics of judicial systems, judicial administration, and European public policy. She has explored her research interests at EU-level and member states-level as well as in the countries of the MENA region.

Inhalt

1. Promoting Justice in the Southern Mediterranean.- 2. The Nature of EU Programs of Judicial Support.- 3. Moroccan Judicial Reforms: A Case of its Own.- 4. Jordan: A Matter of EU-Driven Judicial Reforms?.- 5. Conclusion: A Comparative Assessment of Judicial Promotion.