The European court and civil society : Litigation, mobilization and governance Author Cichowski R.A. Date 2007 Source IUCN (ID: MON-080433) Publisher | Place of publication Cambridge University Press | Cambridge, UK Pages 294 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Country/Territory European Union Subject Environment gen. Keyword Public participation Court/tribunal Governance Abstract List of figures page x List of tables xii Acknowledgments xiv 1 Introduction: institutions, organizations and actors 1 2 Overview of institutionalization in the European Union 26 Part I Institutionalization through litigation 71 3 The European Court of Justice and the expansion of gender equality rights 73 4 Environmental protection, non-compliance and judicial politics 119 Part II Institutionalization through mobilization 169 5 Women’s rights activists: informal to formal organizing 171 6 Collective activism for the environment 207 7 Conclusion: litigation, mobilization and governance 242 References 264