The Foundations of European Union Law

The Foundations of European Union Law provides an impressively clear and easily understood account of the constitutional and administrative law of the EU. Hartley examines the institutions, the Union legal system and the major constitutional issues before moving on to the area of administrative law and remedies including the workings of the European Court and the Court of First Instance. The Treaty of Lisbon has brought about one of the most important reforms of EU law since the early days of European integration. In addition to significant institutional changes, the Treaty creates a new legal structure that will require lawyers and students of EU law to think in different terms. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to provide a clear and simple explanation of the basic principles of EU law as they have been recast by the Treaty of Lisbon. The important conceptual and functional changes introduced by the treaty are explained, showing how the new legal principles form a coherent system. Online Resource Centre This book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre containing a wealth of additional learning aids: An interactive map of Europe with hot-spots on all EU Member States provides factual information on each country. A timeline of the EU traces key dates in EU legal history. Video clips from the EU archive demonstrate the important historical context behind EU law helping students to appreciate the wider aspects of the EU's development. Web links to useful sources of information provide the ideal platform to online research.

ISBN 0199566755   Pages 570 ISBN13 9780199566754 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 983 Publisher Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Imprint Oxford University Press   Previous ISBN 9780199290352 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 244 Publication date 23 Dec 2010   Width (mm) 170 DEWEY 341.2422   Spine width (mm) 28 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education

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		Table of English, Scottish, and Irish Cases
		Table of Legislation
		Abbreviations
PART I		EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS
		Introduction		3
		Further Reading		11
1		The Institutions		12
§ 1		The European Parliament		12
§ 1.1		Composition		12
§ 1.2		Privileges and Immunities		15
§ 1.3		Political Parties		16
§ 1.4		Committees		16
§ 1.5		Parliamentary Questions		17
§ 1.6		Proposals, Inquiries, and Petitions		17
§ 1.7		The Ombudsman		18
§ 1.8		Consultation		18
§ 1.9		Veto Rights		20
§ 1.10		Approval of the Commission		20
§ 1.11		Censure of the Commission		20
§ 1.12		Conclusions		21
§ 2		The European Council		21
§ 3		The Council		22
§ 3.1		Introduction		22
§ 3.2		Coreper		24
§ 3.3		Voting		24
§ 4		The Commission		27
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