Cases & Materials on EU Law

This classic casebook provides a valuable selection of significant cases and legislation alongside an engaging range of carefully selected extracts, all of which are enhanced by insightful author notes in an easy-to-use and accessible format.

Cases and Materials on EU Law is a highly respected EU law text and the only cases and materials book in the field. With his clear, engaging writing style, Stephen Weatherill presents the main constitutional and substantive areas of EU law alongside the themes and principles that have shaped the development of the EU and its policies.

The 12th edition provides a wealth of carefully selected case law alongside engaging extracts and materials to help explain the complexities of EU law in a contextualized and thought-provoking manner. Insightful author notes and questions accompany each extract, providing valuable additional detail to challenge understanding and encourage students to engage critically with the material.

This title is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre, providing students with extra learning materials including:

• an interactive map of Europe
• a timeline of the EU
• video footage
• a guide to further web resources
• a table of equivalences
• legal updates
• guidance for lecturers on using the book when teaching.

Weatherill covers the law and non-legal elements comprehensively; he is always thought-provoking and strives to explain and not over complicate.

Autorentext
Stephen Weatherill is the Jacques Delors Professor of European Law, Deputy Director for European Law at the Institute of European and Comparative Law at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Somerville College.

Zusammenfassung
Cases and Materials on EU Law is a highly respected EU law text and the only cases and materials book in the field. With his clear, engaging writing style, Stephen Weatherill presents the main constitutional and substantive areas of EU law alongside the themes and principles that have shaped the development of the EU and its policies. The 12th edition provides a wealth of carefully selected case law alongside engaging extracts and materials to help explain the complexities of EU law in a contextualized and thought-provoking manner. Insightful author notes and questions accompany each extract, providing valuable additional detail to challenge understanding and encourage students to engage critically with the material. This title is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre, providing students with extra learning materials including: - an interactive map of Europe - a timeline of the EU - video footage - a guide to further web resources - a table of equivalences - legal updates - guidance for lecturers on using the book when teaching.

Inhalt

Part I: The Constitutional Law of the EU; 1 The evolution of the European Union; 2 The sources of the law; 3 The nature of Union law: supremacy; 4 The enforcement of Union law: 'dual vigilance'; 5 The direct effect of directives; 6 State liability; 7 Article 267: The preliminary reference procedure; 8 Judicial control of the institutions of the EU; Part II: Union Trade Law and Policy; 9 Law and the economic objectives of the Union; 10 Fiscal barriers to trade: Articles 30 and 110 TFEU; 11 Physical and technical barriers to trade: Articles 34-36 TFEU; 12 Beyond discrimination: Article 34 TFEU; 13 The free movement of workers: Article 45 TFEU; 14 Freedom of establishment and the free movement of services: Articles 49 and 56 TFEU; 15 European citizenship within an area of freedom, security, and justice; 16 Competition law and policy; Part III: Policy-Making, Governance, and the Constitutional Debate; 17 Harmonization and common policy-making; 18 Subsidiarity, flexibility, and new forms of governance; 19 What sort of 'Europe'?