Prospects

Abstract

Despite the overall good performance of transnational bureaucracy networks and transnational public law in terms of legitimacy, there are still some things left to be desired. However, several things can be done, both on the national and the international level to rectify these issues. The performance of the German Bundestag is poor with respect to transnational bureaucracy networks and transnational public law, and it is unlikely that other parliaments are fully aware of the issue of the devolution of lawmaking power to the transnational level either. Notwithstanding the usefulness of alternative legitimacy mechanisms and the fact that transnational public law is endorsed by Parliament, it should not be forgotten that the Parliament alone represents citizens and is supposed to be both the primary legislator and monitor of administrative activities.