An Introduction to European Law

An exceptionally clear and readable overview of EU law, for anyone seeking a concise introduction to the subject.
This carefully structured guide provides a succinct yet engaging analysis of the core aspects of EU law, while also equipping students with the tools to further explore a broad and multifaceted subject. Figures and tables clarify complex ideas, and a guide to EU judgments offers valuable practical support.
Key features:
· Provides succinct coverage of the core elements of EU law
· Written in an engaging narrative style that helps students to follow the development of the EU
· Contains many useful figures and tables that help to clarify key ideas
Digital formats and resources
The 5th edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Law Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support.
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Robert Schütze is Professor of European and Global Law at Durham University. He is a constitutional scholar with a particular expertise in the law of the European Union and comparative federalism. Outside the Law School, he co-founded the Global Policy Institute with the political scientist Professor David Held. He also teaches at Luiss (Rome) and is a permanent Visiting Professor at the College of Europe (Bruges).

- Introduction
- Part I European Law: Creation
- 1: Union Institutions
- 2: Union Legislation
- 3: Union Competences
- 4: Fundamental Rights
- Part II European Law: Enforcement
- 5: Direct Effect
- 6: (Legal) Primacy
- 7: National Actions
- 8: European Actions
- Part III European Law: Substance
- 9: Internal Market: Goods
- 10: Internal Market: Persons
- 11: Competition Law: Cartels
- 12: Union Policies: Overview
- Epilogue- Future(s) of the Union