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Providing wide-ranging coverage and clear explanations, European Union Law is a trusted guide to the subject with a no-fuss style. Written in its trademark concise prose, the text distils complex ideas without sacrificing academic integrity.
Focusing on the key debates surrounding EU law, this book encourages students to critique and apply the law, and to take a contextual approach to the subject. Students are invited to consider the key concepts in the law and to think for themselves, with the help of self-test questions and numerous suggestions for further reading.
Digital formats and resources
The eleventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats.
The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access, along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks.
As the process of the UK leaving the EU unfolds, readers can also visit the OUP Brexit and EU Law online resources for up-to-date comment, opinion, and updates created to engage students with the legal and political issues and considerations at play: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/brexit
List of contents
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The constitutional base of the Union
- 3: The institutions of the Union
- 4: The European Courts: composition, functions, jurisdiction; preliminary rulings
- 5: The Union legal system
- 6: General principles of law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
- 7: Doctrines of European Union law: direct effect, supremacy, state liability for breach of Union law and other remedies
- 8: Public enforcement of Union law (Articles 258-260 TFEU); review of legality and damages (Articles 263, 265, 268, 277 and 340(2) TFEU)
- 9: Free movement of goods (I): the abolition of customs duties and internal taxation
- 10: Free movement of goods (II): quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect
- 11: Free movement of services: the freedom to provide and receive services
- 12: Citizenship and free movement of persons: workers and establishment
- 13: Citizenship and free movement rights: beyond economic links
- 14: Competition law and policy
- 15: Environmental law and policy
- 16: Discrimination law: from sex discrimination in employment law to a general equality principle
- 17: EU relations with Third States and International Organisations
About the author
Margot Horspool is Emeritus Professor of European and Comparative Law at the University of Surrey, and Professorial Fellow at the BIICL, London. She is also a Professor at the University of Notre Dame.
Professor Matthew Humphreys is Professor and Head of School of Law and Social Sciences and Vice Principal for Quality and Standards at Royal Holloway University of London. He is also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Matthew was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list 2011 for services to the community in central London.
Michael Wells-Greco is Assistant Professor in International and European Law at the University of Maastricht, and Partner at Charles Russell Speechlys.
Summary
Helps students to understand EU law, then inspires them to take their learning further. With succinct coverage of the law, accompanied by self-test questions and further reading, this is an ideal text for those new to the subject or pursuing further study.
