An Introduction to the EU Legal Order
Published on 9. February 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-1-108-70740-4 (ISBN)
Description
Carefully structured and supported with a wealth of examples, Elise Muir provides a clear, concise introduction to the EU legal order. Drawing upon her years of teaching experience, Muir outlines the history of the EU, its key actors, modes of action and its daily relevance. Offering students and instructors an up-to-date textbook, Muir pays attention to the latest developments, including the impacts of Brexit and the Covid-19 crisis. Written for students from a range of disciplines and levels of study, this book explains how the EU legal order works. Muir illuminates the complex and technical areas of EU institutional law through explanatory illustrations, schemes, and textboxes. With this engaging and accessible resource, students will be well-equipped to understand the fundamentals and functioning of the EU legal order.
Reviews / Votes
'The new textbook on EU law by Elise Muir combines many qualities. It is both concise and comprehensive. It is very clearly written, with the help of useful tables and graphs. It presents the core of the operational system of the European Union, describing how it developed, how the European institutions work, and how European legal rules are made and enforced. The book deserves to be widely read, especially by students and practitioners first approaching EU law.' Bruno De Witte, Professor of EU law, Maastricht University and European University Institute 'This is an excellent introduction to EU law. It manages to be both concise and critical offering a clear, intelligent and balanced analysis of the foundations of the Union legal order.' Takis Tridimas, Professor of European Law, King's College LondonMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 169 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
512 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-70740-4 (9781108707404)
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Person
Professor Elise Muir is Head of the Department for International and European Law of the Faculty of Law of KU Leuven, where she teaches introductory as well as advanced courses on the EU Legal Order. She is also a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges. She has published extensively in the field of EU law, including EU Equality Law: The First Fundamental Rights Policy of the EU (2018). Her research has received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council, as well as scientific prizes (Edmond Hustinx, 2012).
Content
1. The Foundations of EU Law; 1.1 European Integration: Objectives, Principles and Values; 1.2 A Unique Form of Regional Integration; 1.3 Evolution; 1.4 The Primary Legal Framework; 2. The Actors of the EU Integration Process; 2.1 Member States; 2.2 EU Citizens; 2.3 Institutions; 2.4 Looking Beyond Institutions; 3. The EU System of Legal Norms; 3.1 The Primary Legal Framework; 3.2 The Existence of an EU Competence; 3.3 The Types of EU Competences; 3.4 The Exercise of an EU Competence; 3.5 Sources of Law Derived from the EU Treaties; 3.6 Procedures for the Adoption of EU Acts; 4. The Unique Nature of the EU Legal Order; 4.1 An 'Integrated' Legal Order; 4.2 Centralised Components of the EU's Decentralised Enforcement Machinery; 4.3 The EU Is Subject to the Rule of Law; 4.4 European Integration Is a Process.