The regulation of civil society provides the framework under which those organisations can most effectively provide services in education, health, social services, housing, development aid and so on. Civil Society in Europe identifies common principles of civil society law in two ways. First, the approaches of the Council of Europe and the European Union are explored. Next, civil society regulation in twelve domestic legal systems are investigated on a broad range of substantive areas of law including internal organisation, registration, external supervision, public benefit organisations and international activities. From these, the authors distill a set of minimum norms and optimal conditions under which civil society can deliver its aims most effectively. This book is essential reading for policymakers and legislators across Europe and beyond.
From a comparative point of view, Frits Hondius and Tymen van der Ploeg present the different elements of the law pertaining to foundations and charities and discuss the variety of methods used to solve the problems surrounding the protection of property set aside for public benefit. They also describe clearly how Anglo-American trusts and corporations can be foundations in the form of a legal person in civil law. The authors deal with the laws of more than thirty countries. These laws may have the same goals in many ways, but the methods of attaining them appear to be remarkably different.
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