Towards a Just Europe: A Theory of Distributive Justice for the European Union (Labareda Joo)(Paperback)

This highly original book constitutes one of the first attempts to examine the problem of distributive justice in the European Union in a systematic manner. Joo Labareda argues that the set of shared political institutions at EU level, including the European Parliament and the Court of Justice of the EU, generate democratic duties of redistribution among EU citizens. Furthermore, the economic structure of the EU, comprising a common market, a common currency and a free-movement area, triggers duties of reciprocity among member states. The responsibilities to fulfil these duties, Labareda argues, should be shared by the local, national and supranational levels of government. Not only should the EU act as a safety net to the national welfare systems, applying the principle of subsidiarity, but common market and Eurozone regulations should balance their efficiency targets with fair
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