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The Foundations of European Union Law provides an impressively clear and easily understood account of the constitutional and administrative law of the EU. Tridimas examines the institutions, of the EU (including the workings of the European Courts), the Union legal system and the major constitutional issues before moving on to the area of administrative law and remedies.
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New to this Edition
- Greater emphasis on aspects of constitutional law.
- More extensive treatment of the relationship between EU and international law.
- More discussion of the competence of the Union.
- Treatment of the legal aspects of Brexit and its aftermath.
List of contents
- Part I: History and Objectives of the European Union
- 1: A Brief History:From Coal and Steel to the European Union
- 2: Objectives, Scheme, and Nature of the European Union
- Part II: The Institutions
- 3: The Political Institutions
- 4: The Court of Justice
- Part III: The EU Legal System
- 5: The Constitutive Treaties
- 6: EU values and the General Principles of Law
- 7: Fundamental Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- 8: International agreements concluded by the Union
- 9: Agreements concluded by the Member States
- 10: Hierarchy and Conflict of Primary Sources
- 11: The Competence of the European Union
- 12: The Principle of Primacy
- 13: Direct Effect
- 14: The National Reaction
- 15: Union Acts
- Part IV: Judicial Review of EU Acts
- 16: Reviewable acts
- 17: Locus standi
- 18: Review, time limit, and annulment
- 19: Failure to Act
- 20: Indirect Challenge
- 21: Union obligations
- 22: Enforcement Actions
- 23: Preliminary References
- 24: The Protection of EU Rights in National Courts
- Part V: Brexit
- 25: The Withdrawal of the United Kingdom and EU-UK Relations Post-Brexit
Summary
This book looks at the principles of the constitutional and administrative law of the European Union. Tridimas examines the institutions of the EU (including the workings of the European Courts).
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Review from previous edition 'I find it an excellent book. It is extremely well written and is clear and to the point. The style is pitched at just the right level, and there are frequent highlights of interesting points. In particular, the book embeds the law in a political context, which is essential on this topic' Dr Lorand Bartels, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
