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1. The EU : history, institutions and sources of law -- 2. Enforcement actions against member states and preliminary rulings -- 3. European law supremacy and direct effect -- 4. Indirect effect and state liability -- 5. Free movement of goods 1 : articles 28-30 and 110 TFEU -- 6. Free movement of goods 2 : articles 34-36 TFEU -- 7. Personal mobility : citizenship and free movement of persons -- 8. Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services -- 9. Competition law 1 : article 101 TFEU -- 10. Competition law 2 : article 102 TFEU.

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Since its publication in 2006, European Union Law has quickly established itself as one of the leading textbooks in the field, providing the student with both a comprehensive text and collection of materials. European Union Public Law brings together those sections of the title which look at the constitutional and institutional law of the EU, making it ideal for students undertaking a more focused study of the Union. Its proven successful combination of a highly accessible style, a 'law in context' approach which looks at the law in its wider political and social context and collection of interdisciplinary materials make this an essential text for those students concerned with the institutional and political workings of the Union. European public law students, European studies students and politics students will find this text invaluable, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level

Beset by disagreement and challenges to its legitimacy and effectiveness, the EU could be said to be at a crisis point. The debates are myriad and complex, the literature vast and conflicting. This Oxford handbook provides an invaluable guide to understanding the critical debates in the field, pointing the direction for future research.

Enlargement and treaty reform have moved Europe's constitutional debate into the political spotlight. This important new text outlines the main themes of constitutional debate in the EU, analyzes formal and informal constitution-building since the early days of European integration, and introduces the actors and structures behind treaty change.

How does the European Union (EU) function, and why does it function in this fashion? Why do states in Europe choose to co-operate, and how does the EU enable this co-operation? These key questions of EU law and more are examined and answered in this introduction to the legal integration of the EU

Part I: lawmaking in EC law -- Setting the scene -- Sources of EC law and EC legislation -- Guiding principles for legislation -- Part II: Community soft law instruments -- Introduction to the concept of soft law in EC law -- Categories and functions of soft law -- Part III: legal issues of Community soft law -- Legally binding force -- The competence to adopt soft law -- Indirect legal effects for the legislature -- Indirect legal effects for the judiciary -- Indirect legal effects for the executive -- Part IV: summary, conclusions and recommendations -- The use of Community soft law evaluated.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Alphabetical List of Cases before the European Court of Justice -- Alphabetical List of Cases before the European Court of First Instance -- Cases before English Courts -- Numerical List of Cases before the European Court of Justice -- Opinions of the Court of Justice adopted on the basis of Article 300 EC -- Numerical List of Cases before the European Court of First Instance -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Law and Economic Integration in the European Union -- 1.1 Introducing this Book -- 1.2 The Approach Taken in this Book -- 1.3 Terminology, Treaty Articles and Reform Processes -- 1.4 Regional Systems of Economic Integration and Different Levels of Economic Integration -- 1.5 Key Terms in European Economic Integration -- 1.6 The Economic Benefits of Integration -- 1.7 Economic Integration and the Social Dimension -- 1.8 The Links between Socio-economic Integration and Political Integration in a Globalising Economy -- 1.9 The Objectives of the European Union and the Legal Framework for Policy-Making in the Socio-economic Domain -- 1.10 Overview of the Structure and Contents of this Book -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further Reading -- Key Websites -- 2 Law, Policy and Socio-economic Governance -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Market Economies, State Intervention and the Exercise of Governmental Power -- 2.3 The Concept of 'Governance' -- 2.4 Institutions of Socio-economic Governance -- 2.5 Instruments of Socio-economic Governance -- 2.6 Constitutional Principles underlying Economic and Social Law: Concepts of Competence -- 2.7 Principles Governing the Exercise of Powers by the EU -- 2.8 Flexibility, Enhanced Cooperation and Opt-outs -- Summary -- Exercises -- Further Reading -- Key Websites -- Part II The Internal Market.

Providing a comprehensive analysis of the administration of the European Union, this book examines the law and the legal framework within which it operates. Looking at the diverse approaches, techniques, and structures of public administration, it assesses the solutions they offer to political, social, and economic problems.

A European public law is under construction, but how has this occurred and what is its character? Stirn proposes that this European public law is being constructed by the convergence of three circles: the law of the EU, the law of the ECHR, and the different domestic legal orders.

Since their creation, the European Union and the Council of Europe have worked to harmonise the justice systems of their member states. This project has been met with a series of challenges. European Criminal Law offers a compelling insight into the development and functions of European criminal law. It tracks the historical development of European criminal law, offering a detailed critical analysis of the criminal justice systems responsible for its implementation. While the rapid expansion and transnationalisation of criminal law is a necessary response to the growing numbers of free movement of persons and goods, it has serious implications for the rights of European citizens and needs to be balanced with rights protections. With its close analysis of secondary legislation and reliance on a wide variety of original sources, this book provides a thorough understanding of European Criminal Law and the institutions involved.

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine Okun's Law in European countries by distinguishing between the transitory and the permanent effects of output changes upon unemployment and by examining the effect of labor market protection policies upon Okun's coefficients.


Design/methodology/approach
– Quarterly data for 13 European Union countries, from the second quarter of 1993 until the first quarter of 2014, are used. Panel data techniques and Mundlak decomposition models are estimated.


Findings
– Okun's Law is robust to alternative specifications. The effect of output changes to unemployment rates is weaker for countries with increased labor market protection expenditures and it is more persistent for countries with low labor market protection.


Originality/value
– The paper provides evidence that the permanent effect of output changes upon unemployment rates is quantitatively larger than the transitory impact. In addition, it provides evidence that increased labor market protection mitigates the adverse effects of a decrease in output growth rate upon unemployment.

Traditionally European law is important for public law. However, it is also increasingly important for private law, that is to say, the legal relationships between individuals. European Law and National Private Law addresses and analyses the various sources of European law in (hierarchical) order, namely the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the general principles of EU law, EU Directives and EU Regulations, as well as the influence of fundamental rights (both the ECHR and the EU Charter) on private law. The nature of each source of law and its significance for and influence on the general part of national private law is discussed. Particular attention is devoted to the review of national private law legislation in the light of European legislation that has direct effect, direct and indirect effect of European law on legal relationships between individuals, ex officio application of European law by the national courts, and interpretation issues arising as a result of the interaction between European law and national law. Further, comparisons are drawn between the different sources of law. The book then concludes with a detailed overview of European Directives that are of particular relevance for general private law. European Law and National Private Law provides a concise introduction to the influence of EU law and the ECHR on legal relationships between individuals - a must read for every lawyer