EU Rule of Law Promotion

"Part One 1. Introduction South Eastern Europe in Transition Framing the Challenge Book Structure The Innovative and Broader Impact of the Book 2. The Elusive Essence of the Rule of Law The Problem of Knowledge Legal Bedrock: Rule of Law and Judicial Reform Rule of Law in the Process of EU Accession Rule of Law Conditionality as a Requirement for Judicial Reform Elusive Essence of Judicial Governance Concluding Analysis 3. Theory: Europeanization by Rule of Law Implementation Europeanization Europeanization in Candidate Countries Europeanization by Rule of Implementation – Missing Links 4. Research Design: Cases and Methods The Analytical Framework Research Focus Reconceptualization of the ""Spiral Theory"" Cases and Methods Part Two 5. Legacies of the Past as Obstacles to the EU Rule of Law Promotion Introduction Legacies of the Social Legal Culture Post-Communist Legacies Concluding Analysis 6. Western Balkans in the EU’s Waiting Room State of Play: Western or ‘Restern’ Balkans EU Approach to Enlargement Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Beyond the Autopilot Mode? 7. Judicial Reforms in the Western Balkans Independence of the Judiciary Accountability of the Judiciary Efficiency of the Judiciary Effectiveness of the Judiciary Part Three 8. Comparative Analysis Introduction Measuring the Results 9. Scope, Depth and Limits of EU Rule of Law Promotion in the Western Balkans Does the Rule of Law Promotion in EU Candidate Countries Work? Mediating Factors and Constrains Wrong Assumptions 10. Conclusions Theoretical Conclusions The Way Forward: Policy Recommendations"