PART IINTRODUCTION1. The ‘Age of Discretion’: Understanding the Scope and Limits of Discretion in EU Public Procurement Law Sanja Bogojevic, Xavier Groussot and Jörgen HettnePART IIDISCRETION IN EU INTERNAL MARKET LAWS2. EU Law on Public Procurement: Internal Market Law Made Better Stephen Weatherill3. The Drivers and Boundaries of Discretion in the Award of Public Contracts Christopher H Bovis4. Some Reflections on the ‘Artificial Narrowing of Competition’ as a Check on Executive Discretion in Public Procurement Albert Sanchez-Graells5. The Obligation of Transparency in EU Public Procurement Law Angelica Ericsson and Xavier GroussotPART IIIDISCRETION IN PURSUING STRATEGIC GOALS UNDER THE EU PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGIME6. Contracting Authorities and Strategic Goals of Public Procurement – A Relationship Defined by Discretion? Marta Andhov7. Public Procurement and European Standards: Fair Competition or Limits to Discretion? Jörgen Hettne8. Mapping Public Procurement and Environmental Law Intersections in Discretionary Space Sanja BogojevicPART IVDISCRETION IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGIMES BEYOND THE EU9. Discretion, Divergence, Paradox: Public and Private Supply Chain Standards on Human Rights Claire Methven O’Brien and Olga Martin-Ortega10. EU and US Discretion in Public Procurement Law: The Role of Eco-Labels and Life-Cycle Costing Jason J Czarnezki11. Regulating Procurement by European Research Infrastructure Consortia (ERICs) and the Exemption for International Organisations Ohad Graber-SoudryPART VLOOKING AHEAD12. Looking Ahead: A ‘New Age’ of Proportionality? Sanja Bogojevic, Xavier Groussot and Jörgen Hettne

The latest research from the OIECL.A series established by the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law as a forum for the dissemination of its research. Both European and comparative law are understood in the broadest sense, and a particular emphasis is placed on the specific intersection of the two disciplines.Series Editor: Professor Matthew DysonBoard of Advisory Editors:Professor Stefan EnchelmaierProfessor Mark Freedland, FBAProfessor Birke HäckerProfessor Imelda MaherProfessor Iyiola SolankeProfessor Stephen Weatherill