Textbook on EC law, 7th edition

Book abstract:

'Textbook on EC law', now in its seventh edition, aims to provide a single book of manageable size which covers all the major areas of EC law - constitutional, administrative as well as substantive. This latest edition has been revised to take into account the many developments which have occurred during the last few years. All the important changes introduced by the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam have been incorporated and challenges for the future in light of the 2000 Intergovernmental Conference and an enlarged Europe have been highlighted. As a result, coverage of the EC institutions and the law-making process has been further expanded.

A new chapter, dealing with the free movement rights introduced by the Maastricht and Amsterdam treaties, has been included. The chapters relating to remedies have also been substantially updated to take into account the Court of Justice's recent case law on state liability, damages and limitation rules. These cases carry profound implications for Member States and individuals seeking to rely on Community law, as well as employers, public and private on whom Community obligations may be imposed.

The volume is split into three parts. Part one; Sources, nature and effect of EC law. Part two; Economic and social law of the EC: aspects of the internal market. Part two contains three sections: Section A: Free movement of goods; Section B: Competition policy; Section C: Free movement of persons. Part three; Remedies and enforcement of EC law. This is further split into three sections: Section A: Action before national courts; Section B: Action before the Court of Justice against Member States; Section C: Action before the Court of Justice against Community institutions.

This concise textbook covers the major areas of EC law and caters for the growing body of students from around the world who wish to study EC law as well as practitioners who realise they can no longer afford to ignore it.

Josephine Steiner is Professor Associate at the University of Sheffield. She has written and lectured widely on a variety of aspects of EC law. Lorna Woods, solicitor, is a reader at the University of Essex.