Good Governance , Concept & Context

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Northern Europe

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In the research five phases have been applied to the three dimensions of good governance: rule of law, democracy, and institutional structure. The results are shown here in Figure 14.1.

Figure 14.1 Application of the six principles of good governance in different policy fields

We investigated the application of the six principles of good governance in different policy fields. As illustrated in Figure 14.1 there is, first, a difference between the instrumental function of the principles in the frame of the specific policy fields, and their protective function when these are applied by reviewing institutions like the courts and the ombudsmen. Most principles started from the idea of developing protection. A second point of attention is that after some time there is a discussion about the extent of codification and harmonization of these in case-​law-​developed principles. On the one side, codification offers legal certainty and equality, on the other side, (un)written principles may leave room for case-​specific interpretation by courts and ombudsmen which give space for flexibility. The third point is the relationship between the principles: is there a legal ranking of principles? We see that sometimes the legislator has given priority to one principle over another, while other times the court gives priority to the most specified principle. The final conclusion of the research on principles of good governance is that a bottom-​ up discussion amongst the member states regarding similarities and dissimilarities in good governance norms is necessary. It will create more trust among member states, also enabling the states to shape the discussion on good governance in the context of the European Union. The ReNEUAL Model Rules can serve as a convenient framework for the discourse. The confidence of all EU citizens and national authorities in the functioning of good governance is particularly vital for the further economic, social, and cultural development of the member states. In the following description we have focused more on the individual countries in each of the parts of Europe. So, our focus was not primarily the comparative part of the study, but the primary object of the study was to describe the situation of good governance in the individual countries and the roles of the institutions. And second—​based on the individual description—​we tried to make general conclusions also but only within each of the parts of Europe.

2. Implementation of Good Governance in Northern Europe The good governance concept has been strongly implemented—​see Figure 14.2—​in the three Northern European countries, which are all unitary states. In Finland we find the concept of good governance in the context of legal protection in the Constitution. In general, some of the six principles of good governance have been explicitly codified in the Constitution or in a General Administrative Procedure


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Index

44min
pages 332-353

Bibliography

38min
pages 306-331

Governance

14min
pages 301-305

2. Part II: The Specification of the Principles of Good Governance

8min
pages 298-300

4. Conclusions

9min
pages 291-294

of Human Rights

2min
page 290

2. Good Governance in International Case Law

2min
page 289

Ombudsman

17min
pages 280-285

4. Conclusions

3min
pages 286-287

Court of Justice

30min
pages 270-279

Institutions

2min
page 269

16. Implementation of Good Governance Principles on the European Level

2min
page 268

5. Conclusions

2min
pages 266-267

South Africa

13min
pages 261-265

3. Implementation of the Good Governance Principles in Canada

21min
pages 253-260

7. Conclusions

12min
pages 220-224

2. Implementation of Good Governance in Northern Europe

2min
page 226

6. Cases about the Implementation of Good Governance Principles

5min
pages 218-219

5. Different Developments in the Practices of Different Countries

2min
page 217

2. Concept and Principles of Good Governance and Integrity

2min
page 212

Practices of Good Governance

6min
pages 214-216

the Non-EU Country Studies

1min
page 213

1. Good Governance: The Need and the Practical Relevance

2min
page 211

6. Conclusions

1min
pages 207-209

5. Sources of the Principle of Human Rights

14min
pages 201-206

3. Specification of the Concept

2min
page 198

2. The Concept of the Principle of Human Rights

2min
page 197

4. Institutions Involved

4min
pages 199-200

6. Conclusions

1min
page 195

5. Sources of the Principle of Accountability

5min
pages 193-194

2. The Concept of Accountability

5min
pages 183-184

6. Sources of the Principle of Effectiveness

5min
pages 179-180

7. Conclusions

1min
page 181

5. Institutions Involved

10min
pages 175-178

4. Specification of this Concept

2min
page 174

3. The Concept of Effectiveness

12min
pages 170-173

6. Conclusions

3min
pages 164-165

2. Development of the Principle of Effectiveness

5min
pages 168-169

3. Specification of the Concept

10min
pages 157-160

5. Sources of the Principle of Participation

5min
pages 162-163

4. Institutions Involved

2min
page 161

1. The Development of the Principle of Participation

2min
page 155

9. The Principle of Participation

2min
page 154

2. The Concept of Participation

2min
page 156

6. Conclusions

2min
pages 152-153

5. Sources of the Principle of Transparency

20min
pages 145-151

4. Institutions Involved

8min
pages 142-144

3. Specification of the Concept

7min
pages 139-141

2. The Concept of Transparency

5min
pages 137-138

2. The Concept of Properness

2min
page 125

5. Conclusions

1min
pages 121-123

3. Specification of the Concept

21min
pages 126-133

3. Democracy and Transparency

2min
page 119

4. Democracy and Participation

2min
page 120

2. Democracy: Direct and Representative

2min
page 118

6. The Role of Good Governance Related to these Developments

2min
page 114

7. Conclusions

1min
page 115

3. Rule of Law and Rechtsstaat: Specification of Differences

5min
pages 106-107

5. Difficulties and Developments of the Traditional Rule of Law

5min
pages 112-113

4. Rule of Law and Rechtsstaat: Formal and Substantial Perspectives

11min
pages 108-111

2. Different Historical Roots and Traditional Perspectives

2min
page 105

7. Conclusions

3min
pages 98-99

5. Good Governance and Integrity

18min
pages 89-95

4. The Nature of Principles in the Legal Theory

7min
pages 86-88

3. The Relationship between Law and Values

5min
pages 84-85

6. Conclusions

4min
pages 78-79

5. Good Governance on the International Level

12min
pages 73-77

2. Dworkin and Hart

8min
pages 81-83

4. Good Governance on the European Union Level

14min
pages 68-72

3. Good Governance and the Europeanization of National Law

4min
pages 66-67

2. Good Governance on the National Level in Europe

25min
pages 57-65

7. Conclusions

2min
page 49

4. Good Governance and the Main Developments

9min
pages 34-36

2. Concept of Good Governance

8min
pages 41-43

6. Conclusions

3min
pages 38-39

4. Institutions Involved within a Framework of Checks and Balances

6min
pages 45-47

Implementation of Good Governance in the United Kingdom

2min
page 31

2. Good Governance and Law

2min
page 30

5. Structure of the Three Parts of this Book

2min
page 37

3. Specification of the Principles of Good Governance

2min
page 44
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