Product Description

Law of the European Community provides a concise and non-abstract treatment of European Community Law.  The first section focuses on the institutions and general principles of EC law in some depth, while the remaining three parts focus on the main principles of substantive law: the free movement of persons and services, and rights of establishment; the free movement of goods; and competition law.  The book is ideally suited to undergraduate students of European Law, modular, and distance-learning courses.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #521306 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 622 pages

From the Back Cover

Fairhurst: Law of the European Union 5e

This updated fifth edition of Law of the European Union, provides a realistic, non-abstract treatment of EU Law. Topics are illustrated as far as possible by decisions of the ECJ and Court of First Instance, and each major area of substantive law is explored by considering its application within the UK.

The book is divided into four parts. The first part of the book focuses on the constitutional and administrative law of the European Communities and the European Union. The last three parts of the book focus on substantive EU Law: free movement of persons (including EU citizenship, workers, services and establishment); free movement of goods; and Competition law.

Key Features

• Covers both EU constitutional and administrative law, and substantive EU law in one volume.
• Comprehensive coverage within a manageable format.
• Case summaries throughout the book enable students to quickly access the main points of the most relevant cases, and consider the principles of the law in action.

New to this edition

• Recent legislative and judicial developments are considered throughout the book.
• Fully explores the implications of enlargement of the European Union from 15 Member States to 25.
• New text design and clearer headings enable students to follow the text with ease.
• End of chapter summaries provides students with a structure to reflect on what they have learnt and assists examination revision.
• An extended companion website with sample exam questions and outline answers, links to useful online legal resources, and regular updates to the book.  The companion website may be found at www.pearsoned.co.uk/fsls.

About the author

John Fairhurst BA PgDip MPhil Solicitor is Associate Dean (External Development), Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences at Anglia Polytechnic University. He was previously a Jean Monnet Tutor in EU Law and Course Director of the Diploma in Law (CPE) programme at the University of Huddersfield.

About this series

A framework for successful learning!

Longman's established Foundations Studies in Law Series prides itself on its clarity of content, engaging case summaries and reference to contemporary issues. With coverage ideally suited to undergraduate and graduate diploma law students, and a wealth of learning support, these texts do more for students of law.

For engaging and comprehensive presentation of the rules of law across the LL.B Foundation subjects, turn to the Foundation Studies in Law Series.

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Customer Reviews

excellent & informative
This book provided me with a sound knowledge base of european law. It is well written and easy to digest, an absolute must for anyone new to the subject.

Easy Read
Some law books are very heavy on the head, but this law book is easy to follow and explain basic principles before building on more complex principles. It has everything you need though so it's not just a beginner book, I bought another EU law book previously but it was just pages of words without any bullet points or bold for cases, this book does all that so it's much easier to soak up

best EU law book
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As the texbook provided by the college was rather dull to read, I decided to find a replacement and saw this book. It definitely helped me love the subject and pass the exam.