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Independent Administrative Authorities And The Standard Of Judicial Review, Saskia Lavrijssen, Maartje De Visser
Independent Administrative Authorities And The Standard Of Judicial Review, Saskia Lavrijssen, Maartje De Visser
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Recent developments in European competition and electronic communications law have led to an increased focus on, and importance of, independent administrative authorities. The competences available to these authorities are often wide-ranging, at times encompassing elements of all three of Montesquieu’s powers. These competences typically embody a considerable degree of discretion to allow the balancing of the – opposing – interests of various groups of stakeholders, such as consumers, competitors and manufacturers. This raises the question how the independence of administrative authorities can be counterbalanced by a certain degree of accountability for their actions. The aim of the present article is …