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After a commitment in 2002 by the European Commission to assess economic, social and environmental impacts of policy options before adopting legislative proposals, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers followed suit shortly after. What has this done to the development of the law? Here Meuwese presents the dissertation she defended at Leiden U. in 2008 in which she evaluates the effects of impact assessment (IA) by integrating the perceptions scholars and legal practitioners. She describes the potential role of IA as a catalyst of legal principles at the procedural and substantive levels, assesses the "constitutional tasks" inherent in IA, evaluates how IA extends itself beyond the decision process, and asks whether IA crosses the line between informing legislators and impeding the direction of legislation. The result serves as a model for evaluations of other jurisdictions. Distributed in North America by Aspen Publishers, Inc. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
