*The ideal text for general European courses at undergraduate level *Serves as a reference work for legal practitioners on points of principle *Presents detailed commentary on, and analysis of, the European Union and its substantive law *Covers the constitutional structure of the EU, examining the functioning of the institutions, the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice, and the nature of the European legal order *Provides detailed coverage of the free movement of goods, persons and services, competition law, and state aids *Includes boxed summaries at the start of each chapter summarising the key points *Provides a list of further reading at the end of each chapter
New for the 5th Edition
*New chapters on the Constitutional Treaty, Corporate Establishment and Cross Border Investment, Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. *Key recent case law from the European Courts *Recent developments in EU citizenship rights and the new residency directive of 2004 (in force 2006) *Accession treaties 2003 and 2005 and transitional arrangements for EU 10 workers *Company law harmonisation and its contribution to the internal market and the removal of obstacles to cross frontier activity caused by national tax rules *Harmonisation of labelling rules and the need to enforce mutual recognition through Community legislation *Regulation 1/2003, radically restructuring the enforcement of Arts 81-82 *The new Community framework for state aid in the form of public service compensation *The impact of the Treaty of Nice and the Treaties of Accession *The EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights, looking at the background to the Charter's drafting and its incorporation in the new Constitutional Treaty *Policy developments such as the Commission's latest Internal Market Strategy
