Title: The Oxford handbook of European Union law /
Authors: Arnull, Anthony,; Chalmers, Damian
Year: 2015
Subjects: Law European Union countries; Law; European Union countries
Abstract: "Since its formation the European Union has expanded beyond all expectations. This expansion seems set to continue as more countries seek accession and the scope of EU law expands, touching more and more aspects of its citizens' lives. The EU has never been stronger and yet it now appears to be reaching a crisis point, beset on all sides by conflict and challenges to its legitimacy. Nationalist sentiment is on the rise and the Eurozone crisis has had a deep and lasting impact. EU law, always controversial, continues to perplex, not least because it remains difficult to analyse. What is the EU? An international organization, or a federation? Should its legal concepts be measured against national standards or another standard? The Oxford Handbook of European Union Law illuminates the richness and complexity of the debates surrounding the law and policies of the EU. Comprising eight section, it examines how we are to conceptualize EU law; the architecture of EU law; making and administering EU law; the economic constitution and the citizen; regulation of the market place; economic, monetary, and fiscal union; the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice; and what lies beyond the regulatory state. Each chapter summarizes, analyses, and reflects on the state of play in a given area, and suggests how it is likely to develop in the foreseeable future. Written by an international team of leading commentators, this Oxford Handbook creates a vivid and provocative tapestry of the key issues shaping the laws of the European Union"--Unedited summary from book jacket.
Contents: Part I: Conceptualizing EU Law -- The philosophy of European Union law / Neil Walker -- Legal reasoning in EU law / Jan Komarek -- Straddling the fence: the EU and international law / Jan Klabbers -- Part II: The Architecture of EU Law -- EU competences: existence and exercise / Robert Schutze -- Legal acts and hierarchy of norms in EU law, Deirdre Curtin and Tatevik Manucharyan -- Accession and withdrawal in the law of the European Union / Christoph Hillion -- The Court of Justice of the European Union / Michal Bobek -- Primacy and the national reception / Monica Claes -- Direct effect, effective judicial protection, and state liability / Dorota Leczykiewicz -- Human rights in the EU / Andrew Williams -- Common external policies: common commercial policy, common foreign and security policy, common security and defence policy / Panos Koutrakos -- Part III: Making and Administering EU Law -- The democratic ambiguity of EU law-making and its enemies / Damian Chalmers --