Law of the European Union (Foundation Studies in Law Series)

Law of the European Union is at the cutting edge of developments in this dynamic area of the law. It explores the EU's constitutional and administrative law, as well as the major areas of substantive EU law. Topics are extensively illustrated with decisions from the European Court of Justice and the General Court (the renamed Court of First Instance), encouraging students to consider real world applications of the principles of law An introduction to the European Communities and the European Union Sources of EU law Institutions and related bodies of the EU The decision-making process The court of justice of the European Union Preliminary ruling jurisdiction of the Court of Justice (Article 267 TFEU) Direct actions against member states (Articles 258-260 TFEU) Judicial review of acts of union institutions Principles of supremacy, direct effect, indirect effect and state liability Applying EU law in the English courts and adapting English remedies to the requirements of EU law European Union citizenship and free movement rights Free movement of workers Freedom of establishment and the provision and receipt of services Social security Limitations on the free movement of persons Free movement rights in the United Kingdom Customs duties and internal taxation The elimination of quantitative restrictions and measures having an equivalent effect State monopolies and state aid Cartels and restrictive agreements : Article 101 TFEU Abuse of a dominant position and mergers : Article 102 TFEU Enforcement of union competition law : powers and procedures. This text seeks to demystify European Community Law by placing it within a UK context wherever possible to demonstrate the importance of European institutions as a source of domestic law