By Anthony Arnull, Alan Dashwood, Malcolm Ross, Derri

Description

* The ideal text for general European courses at undergraduate level

* Serves as a reference work for legal practitioners on points of principle

* Presents detailed commentary on, and analysis of, the European Union and its substantive law

* Covers the constitutional structure of the EU, examining the functioning of the institutions, the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice, and the nature of the European legal order

* Provides detailed coverage of the free movement of goods, persons and services, competition law, and state aids

* Includes boxed summaries at the start of each chapter summarising the key points

* Provides a list of further reading at the end of each chapter

New for the 5th Edition

* New chapters on the Constitutional Treaty, Corporate Establishment and Cross Border Investment, Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

* Key recent case law from the European Courts

* Recent developments in EU citizenship rights and the new residency directive of 2004 (in force 2006)

* Accession treaties 2003 and 2005 and transitional arrangements for EU 10 workers

* Company law harmonisation and its contribution to the internal market and the removal of obstacles to cross frontier activity caused by national tax rules

* Harmonisation of labelling rules and the need to enforce mutual recognition through Community legislation

* Regulation 1/2003, radically restructuring the enforcement of Arts 81-82

* The new Community framework for state aid in the form of public service compensation

* The impact of the Treaty of Nice and the Treaties of Accession

* The EU\\\'s Charter of Fundamental Rights, looking at the background to the Charter\\\'s drafting and its incorporation in the new Constitutional Treaty

* Policy developments such as the Commission\\\'s latest Internal Market Strategy

Contents

Part One: Historical Introduction

* From the Founding Treaties to the EU Constitution

Part Two: The Constitutional Order

* Institutions of the European Union

* The Legislative Process

* Union Competences

Part Three: Constitutional Principles

* Sources Supremacy and Direct Effect of Union Law

* Remedies for breach of Community Law

* General Principles of Law and Fundamental Rights

* The Charter of Fundamental Rights

* The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe

* European Community and European Union

Part Four: Jurisdiction of the Community Courts

* Judicial Architecture and Judicial Method

* Direct Actions

* Preliminary Rulings

Part Five: The Fundamental Rights of Union Citizens, the Internal Market and Beyond

* Free Movement of Goods I - Customs Duties and Discriminatory Internal Taxation

* Free Movement of Goods II - Quantitative Restrictions and Measures having equivalent effect

* Union Citizenship and the Rights to Move and Reside in the Union

* Freedom of Movement for Workers

* The Right of Establishment and the Freedom to provide Services

* Corporate Establishment, Cross Border Acquisitions, Company Law Harmonisation, and the effect of National Tax Rules on the Internal Market

* Completion of the Internal Market

* Economic and Monetary Union

Part Six: Competition Policy

* Introduction to the Rules on Competition

* Restrictive Practices

* Abuse of a Dominant Position

* Application of Articles 81 and 82

* Mergers

* State Aids

* Public and entrusted Undertakings

Published Year: 2006 Format: Paper Back ISBN: 9780421925601 Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Our Price: £ 32.95 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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