European Union Law

Now in its second edition, EU Law has been fully revised and updated following the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in December 2009. It now contains entirely new chapters on the Protection of Human Rights in the EU; the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and the Common Foreign and Security Policy. Specifically written to give law students detailed and up-to-date knowledge of all the main areas of EU law, the book provides an in-depth and detailed examination of, and commentary on the areas of institutional and of substantive EU law forming the syllabus of standard academic courses on EU law.

Unlike other texts this book successfully combines authoritative text with case summaries and judgments, these being highlighted in colour tinted boxes for easy identification. The author identifies the relevant points and key facts of the leading cases and discusses the judgments in detail, often in the light of subsequent developments.

Student-friendly features include:

* short summaries at the beginning of each chapter outlining the topics and concepts covered

* an aide-memoire at the end of each chapter to highlight and reflect upon the main points

* recommended reading at the end of each chapter to facilitate further research

* a full colour map identifying EU Member States (with accession dates) and candidate states

This book is an essential resource for those studying EU law on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses and will also be of interest to students of political science, social science and business studies.

1. The History of European Integration. 2. Values and objectives of the EU including the creation of an area of Freedom, Security and Justice. 3. Membership of the EU. 4. Competences of the EU. 5. The Common Foreign and Security Policy. 6. The institutional framework of the EU. 7. Legislative procedures in the EU. 8. Sources of EU law.9. The protection of fundamental human rights in the EU. 10. Preliminary rulings procedure. 11. Direct applicability of EU law. 12. Direct effect of EU law. 13. Supremacy of EU law. 14. Liability of a Member State for damage caused to individuals by an infringement of EU law. 15. Enforcement of EU law – actions against Member States. 16. Enforcement of EU law - direct actions against EU institutions. 17. An introduction to the internal market of the EU. 18. The customs union 19. The prohibition of customs duties and all charges having equivalent effect to customs duties 20. The prohibition of discriminatory internal taxation 21. The prohibition of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect on imports – Article 34 TFEU 22. The prohibition of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect on exports – Article 35 TFEU 23. Derogations from the free movement of goods - Article 36 TFEU 24. Citizenship of the EU 25. Free movement of workers in the EU 26. The right of establishment (Articles 49–54 TFEU) and the right to supply and receive services (Articles 56–62 TFEU) 27. Exceptions to the free movement of persons 28. Introduction to EU competition law 29. Article 101 TFEU 30. Article 102 TFEU 31. Merger control 32. Enforcement of Articles 101 and 102 EC