Law of the European Union

Law of the European Union is on the cutting edge of developments in this dynamic area of the law. It explores the EU's constitutional and administrative law, as well as the major areas of substantive EU law. Topics are extensively illustrated with decisions from the European Court of Justice and Court of First Instance, encouraging students to consider real world applications of the principles of law. All chapters in the text have been fully updated and revised for the seventh edition in accordance with the law as at 31st March 2009. The text includes commentary on the status of the Treaty of Lisbon, following Ireland's initial rejection of the Treaty. Throughout this new edtion there are detailed explanations of the anticipated changes to be made to the EC Treaty (to be renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) and the Treaty on the European Union, once the Treaty of Lisbon is ratified and comes into force.