EU Law

EU Law is one of the leading textbooks in this area and covers, in a logical progression, both the institutions of the EU and the substantive law they produce, with significant recent developments in the law being introduced in an appropriate context.

This leading textbook provides a single book of manageable size and covers, in a logical progression, both the institutions of the EU and the substantive law they produce, with significant recent developments in the law being introduced in an appropriate context. In addition, a new text design has been incorporated, including chapter summaries, making the text easier to navigate.

Part I; 1: From EEC to EU: a brief history of the development of the Union; 2: Institutions of the EC: Composition and powers; 3: Scope of the EC Treaty: Laws and law-making in the Community; 4: Principle of supremacy of EC law; 5: Principles of direct applicability and direct effects; 6: General principles of law; Part II; 7: Overview of the jurisdiction of the European Courts; 8: State liability and remedies in national courts; 9: The preliminary rulings procedure; 10: Enforcement actions; 11: Direct action for annulment; 12: Action for failure to act; 13: Community liability in tort - action for damages; Part III; 14: Introduction to the common market; 15: Harmonisation; 16: Free movement of payments and capital; 17: Customs union; 18: Free movement of goods; 19: Derogation from the free movement of goods; 20: Free movement of workers; 21: Freedom of establishment; 22: Freedom to provide services; freedom to receive services; 23: Free movement of persons; 24: Completion of the internal market; 25: Discrimination; 26: Introduction to competition policy; 27: Anti-competitive agreements, decisions and concerted practices; 28: Abuse of a dominant position; 29: Enforcement of the competition provision; 30: Restrictions on state aid; 31: Intellectual property rights and the internal market