Product Description

This book clearly explores constitutional and administrative law as well as the major areas of substantive law which are also considered in the context of implementation within the UK.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #247120 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 771 pages

From the Back Cover

Law of the European Union

Sixth Edition

John Fairhurst

The new edition of Law of the European Union has been fully updated to include all recent changes in this rapidly expanding area of the law. The book clearly and accurately explores constitutional and administrative law as well as the major areas of substantive law which are also considered in the context of implementation within the UK. Topics are extensively illustrated with decisions from the European Court of Justice and Court of First Instance enabling students to consider the principles of law in a realistic context.

New to this edition

• Ratification problems with the proposed Constitutional Treaty and its future.
• Incorporation of all the changes to the structure of the European Union following Bulgaria and Romania’s accession to the EU on 1 January 2007.
• Significant case law development with particular reference to judicial review, state liability and EU citizenship.
• Detailed examination of Directive 2004/38 on the right of entry and residence of EU citizens and their family members.
• Consideration of Directive 2005/36 on the recognition of professional qualifications.

Key features

• Clearly distinguished case summaries encourage students to quickly recognize the key cases and differentiate them from surrounding commentary.
• New two colour text design and larger format enable students to follow the text with ease.
• Chapter summaries highlight the main points covered in each chapter, cementing understanding.
• Concise, comprehensive coverage combined with a clear principle led approach.
• Four part structure which clearly highlights the main topics covered.

Online Support

Companion Website (www.pearsoned.co.uk/fsls) offers students:

• Bi-annual legal updates.
• Tutorial style questions and answers for each topic covered in the textbook.
• Self-test multiple-choice questions to help students assess their progress.
• Glossary of legal and commonly-used EU terms.
• Web links to online European Law resources.
• Flashcards designed to test understanding of key vocabulary.
• Lecturers are supported through access to a new European Law Testbank.

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

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
After checking many EU law books to study and pass the GDL exam, I decided that this is the best one providing all the information I needed to pass the exam, in a clear and learner-friendly way with many decision trees, or diagrams to help learners visualize important topics.
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