ABSTRACT
Damien Gerard interestingly argues that the participation of non-state actors is part of the essence of the legal order of the European Union. Yet, in his view, the role of non-state actors in the making of EU law and as enforcement agents has evolved significantly in recent years. His contribution sketches that evolution by means of concrete examples, both transversal and topical, and assesses its achievements and pitfalls in light of the underlying objective thereof, namely that of a quest for renewed legitimacy.
