Publisher's Synopsis
European law has taken an epochal rise for more than half a century. "Europe" is often equated with the European Union. This organization is no doubt hugely significant, but is only one of many that are used by the Europeans to pursue their common objectives. Additionally there are, e.g., the Council of Europe and within it the ECHR with its own institutions, the EEA, the EFTA and organizations such as the OECD and OSCE that at least have a European base. The organizational diversity corresponds to the fragmentation of the sources of law in European law, which seems to contradict the goal of the forming unity in diversity. Until now this development was not editorially accompanied by an overarching conceptual presentation of the multi-branched layers in European law. The "Encyclopaedia of European Law-EnzEuR-" presents a comprehensive scientific analysis of the different areas of the entire system of European law, although with specific emphasis on European Union law. It coherently presents the relevant subjects by proceeding from the positive conceptual basis to the specific rules and the inherent general principles of law. Nearly 200 academics and practicing lawyers present the diversity of European law while underlining its coherence and unity. This is a fundamental scientific contribution to the formation of unity in European law in which the system of inner rationality is analyzed in order to serve as conceptual guidance for future development and as a solid orientation for legal practice, economics and politics.
