Subjects:

EU Law

Contents:

Preface

Latest developments

Acknowledgements

How to use this book

Abbreviations

Table of cases

Numerical table of ECJ cases

Table of treaties and other instruments

Table of panels

1. Introduction

Part I. The European Union:
2. Origins

3. Legislative institutions

4. Legislative powers

Part II. International Adjudication:
5. Institutions: an overview

6. The problem of compliance

7. Interpretation

Part III. Relations Between Legal Systems: International Law, Community Law and National Law:
8. The role of international law

9. The Community Treaties in the legal systems of the member states

10. The direct effect of directives

11. Enforcement of EU law in member-state courts

Part IV. The Community and the World System:
12. The conclusion of treaties

13. International law in the community legal system

Part V. Fundamental Rights:
14. The Human-Rights revolution

15. European Court and the Bundesverfassungsgericht

16. Selected topic: abortion

17. The Human Rights Convention and the EU: a clash of two systems?

Part VI. Direct Actions in the European Court:
18. Remedies available to private litigants - I

19. Remedies available to private litigants - II

Part VII. Substantive Law - A Taste:
20. The Common Market - I

21. Establishing the Common Market - II

Index.

European Union Law in a Global Context is a comprehensive introduction to European law in its international context. Trevor Hartley provides an explanation of the basic principles of each topic covered. He examines the institutions of the EU and the law-making process; the European Court and international adjudication; EU law (and international law) in national courts; human rights, especially under EU law and the ECHR; the international relations of the EU; remedies under EU law; and the elements of the free movement of goods, persons and services.

The coverage of the practical application of EU law in British courts will meet the requirements of those intending to become practitioners, and the inclusion of extracts from leading cases, as well as from the EC treaties and other instruments, ensures that everything the reader will need is contained in a single volume.