Law of the European Union

Written in a clear and direct style, each chapter offers a detailed treatment of a particulartopic, explaining key principles and concepts and illustrating their development throughsignificant case law. Extensive references assist in guiding research and further reading.Part One outlines the historical development of the EU Treaties from their origins to thepresent day, including detail on Ireland's accession and approach to the various amendingtreaties. The role and functions of the main EU institutions are explained in Part Two, whilePart Three develops an understanding of the sources of EU law, EU competence,supremacy, direct effect and national procedural autonomy. The various legal remediesavailable as against Member States for failing to adhere to EU law, or the EU for breachinglegal principles, are detailed in Part Four. Part Five deals with the Internal Market, theCustoms Union and the free movement of goods, services and establishment. Citizenshipand the free movement of persons are explained in Part Six, while Part Seven covers thefree movement of capital and Economic and Monetary Union, with an emphasis on Irishperspectives of EMU.