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Zusatztext The book provides a meritorious basis for future work and can be applauded for bravely encouraging discussion of the controversial and topical issue of the future of the Advocate General as an institution. Anyone undertaking further research in this field will find much to learn from the analytical work of Burrows and Greaves. Informationen zum Autor Noreen Burrows is Jean Monnet Professor of European Law at the University of Glasgow and Dean of the Faculty of Law, Business and Social Sciences.Rosa Greaves is Professor of Law, University of Glasgow Klappentext The prominence of the Advocate General is one of the most distinctive, and controversial features of the European Court of Justice. The Advocate General and EC Law is the first comprehensive study of the Advocate General and his role in the development of EC Law. The book examines the history of the role, the questions over its future, and the role's importance in the procedures of the Court. This volume also analyzes the contribution of some of the most influential Advocates General to the development of specific aspects of Community law, including Francis Jacobs on intellectual property, Walter van Gerven on discrimination and Jean Pierre Warner on competition procedure. It explores the contributions of a range of Advocates General to specific principles of Community Law, including state liability and direct effect. Zusammenfassung The prominence of the Advocate General is one of the most distinctive, and controversial, features of the European Court of Justice. This book is a study of the Advocate General and his role in the development of EC Law. It examines the history of the role, the questions over its future, and the role's importance in the procedures of the Court. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction Part I: The Advocate General as a member of the ECJ 2: The Place of the Advocate General in the procedure of the European Community Courts 3: The Advocate General and Human Rights Standards Part II: Selected Advocates General and specific areas of Community law 4: The First Advocate General- Maurice Lagrange 5: Walter van Gerven and the Principle of Equal Treatment of Men and Women 6: Advocate General Jacobs' Opinions and Intellectual Property Law 7: Advocate General Jean Pierre Warner and EC Competition Law Part III: Some fundamental concepts of Community Law and the Opinions of Advocates General 8: The Advocates General and the Development of the Principle of Direct Effect 9: The Contribution of Advocates General to the Development of the Principle of State Liability in the European Community's Legal Order 10: The Advocates General and the Concept of Citizenship 11: Conclusion ...
