Understanding EU Law - Paperback | Academic Law

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

As part of the Understanding Law Series, Understanding EU Law is an invaluable reference that provides a succinct but intellectually challenging overview of EU law. This latest edition:

Covers the material in an accessible and stimulating way that helps students to grasp the essential themes, issues, and underlying principles
Has been fully revised and updated and includes comprehensive coverage and analysis of the Treaty of Lisbon 2007
Includes new chapters examining economic and monetary integration, the CAP, the social dimension (including environmental policy and consumer protection)
Offers a comprehensive overview of the EU institutions and their role in decision-making
Contains a new Chapter on the Court of Justice
Examines the principles which regulate the Internal Market and competition policy
Provides an accessible and modern understanding of EU integration and how it relates to the individual
Reflects the key judicial developments including the Mangold and Microsoft judgments

CONTENTS

Institutional, Economic and Political Integration in the European Union
The Court of Justice and Fundamental Principles of Community Law
Economic Integration Through Governance
Integration Through the Liberalisation of Markets: Four Fundamental Economic Freedoms
Competition Law and Policy
The Application of the Competition Rules to Private Undertakings
The Application of the Competition Rules to Economic Activities of the State
The European Union and its Relations with the Outside World
Future Directions for European Integration