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The phenomenon of comitology in the EU law-making process
Tlamycha, Jan ; Scheu, Harald Christian (advisor) ; Svobodová, Magdaléna (referee) ; Zemánek, Jiří (referee)
This thesis deals with the importance of comitology in the EU law-making process. The main reason for choosing this topic was the need to consider the importance of comitology in the EU decision-making process from a legal perspective. Until now the importance of comitology has been largely viewed through the lens of political science. Given that comitology is connected to the implementing phase of the EU law-making process, it was not possible to ignore the issue of implementing powers and, on the contrary, it was proper to study the comitology in this context. I addressed comitology as a multi-faceted phenomenon, with historical, institutional, substantive and procedural dimensions. I studied these elements also in their mutual interaction. Considering comitology as a complex issue was a necessary precondition to achieving objectives I set in the thesis. Given the absence of specialized literature capturing recent legal developments, I had to rely largely on primary sources. The main objective of my thesis was to clarify if and to what extent the current shape and functioning of comitology complies with the principle legal certainty and respects the limits of implementing powers. I also focused on the associated question of the judicial review of legal acts adopted by comitology procedures....
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