Subjects:

EU Law

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The constitutional base of the Union

3. The institutions of the Community

4. The Community legal system

5. The European Courts: composition, functions, jurisdiction

preliminary rulings

6. General principles of law

7. Direct effect of Community law

8. Supremacy of Community law

9. Remedies in Community law

10. Enforcement of Community law by the institutions

11. Judicial review of Community action

12. Free movement of goods (I): the abolition of customs duties and internal taxation

13. Free movement of goods (II): quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect

14. Free movement of persons: workers and establishment

15. Free movement of services

16. Citizenship

17. Competition law and policy

18. Environmental law

19. Discrimination law: from sex discrimination in employment law to a general equality principle

• Written by leading authorities on EU law who convey clearly to the reader the key facts and principles of European Union law
• A new chapter on services combines with an extensive range of substantive topics, including the growing area of environmental law, to provide broad coverage of the key aspects of EU law
• The clear layout, sub-headings, and paragraph references help students to navigate easily through the text providing an excellent balance between clarity of approach and depth of analysis
• Self-test questions, chapter summaries, lists of further reading and web links at the end of each chapter encourage the student to check and further their understanding of the key issues
• An accompanying Online Resource Centre provides annual updates on developments in the law, links to key websites, as well as an interactive map and animated timeline showing the development of the EU

New to this edition

• A new chapter on services and detailed consideration of the Reform Treaty bring the book in line with key recent developments within the EU
• An accompanying Online Resource Centre provides annual updates on developments in the law, links to key websites, as well as an interactive map and animated timeline showing the development of the EU

  The Core Text Series takes the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing a reliable and invaluable guide for students of law at all levels. Written by leading academics and renowned for their clarity, these concise texts explain the intellectual challenges of each area of the law.

  Distilled into a concise, easily managed volume, European Union Law gives a comprehensive overview of the European institutions and provides thorough, wide ranging coverage of the key substantive law topics making it an ideal first text for undergraduate and GDL EU law courses. Incisive analysis of the governing themes and principles of EU law is consistently delivered and chapter summaries, questions, further reading and web links help to guide the reader through the subject.