European Union law (6th ed.)

The Core Text Series takes the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing a reliable and invaluable guide for students of law at all levels.

Written by leading academics and renowned for their clarity, these concise texts explain the intellectual challenges of each area of the law.

Noted for its clarity, European Union Law gives a systematic overview of the European institutions and provides thorough, wide ranging coverage of the key substantive law topics making it an ideal first text for undergraduate, GDL and PGDL EU law courses.

Fully updated following the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the book covers important topics such as discrimination law and environmental policy to show how the EU has moved away from strictly economic areas of activity.

Incisive analysis of the governing themes and principles of EU law is consistently delivered and chapter summaries, questions, further reading, and web links help to guide the reader through the subject. Online Resource Centre This book is accompanied by an innovative Online Resource Centre containing: Annual updates on developments in the law post publication Links to key websites providing a perfect entry to online research and wider reading Video clips from the commission archives providing valuable context and insight into the development of the EU An interactive map of the EU containing information on each of the member states An animated timeline showing the key stages in the legal history of the EU