Description

· A comprehensive survey of EU Law focusing on the core issues examined on courses taken by students in Ireland, i.e.: - EU institutions - Principles and enforcement of EU Law - Relation of EU Law to Irish Law - The ‘Four Freedoms’: Free Movement of Goods, Free Movement of Persons, Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services - Competition Law

· This edition also deals with EU Law up to and including the recent efforts to reform EU Institutions and law, such as the Constitution

· Furthermore, this book looks at the questions posed by the decisive defeat of the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland, such as its impact on the EU institutional structure, prospects for future reform and the relationship betweenEU and Irish law

· An invaluable tool for business, public administration and other students who need a practical understanding of EU Law

· An essential revision textbook for students pursuing a law qualification, particularly those sitting the Final Exam – First Part of the Law Society of Ireland


Author Biography
Bruce Carolan is Head of the Department of Law, Dublin Institute of Technology. He has lectured in the Commerce and Law faculties of University College Cork and University College Dublin, and has also taught European Union Law to students in the US, Latin America and throughout Europe.

Table of Contents
A Brief History of the European Union
Political Institutions of the European Union
Judicial Institutions of the European Union
Sources of Community Law and Law-making
The Relation of European Union Law to National Law – Direct Effect and
Supremacy
Remedies in National Court for Violation of Community Law
General Principles of European Union Law
Enforcement of European Union Law by the Commission
References From National Courts to the European Court of Justice
Legal Challenges to Acts of Community Institutions
Free Movement of Goods, Part I: Duties, Charges and Taxes
Free Movement of Goods, Part II: Quantitative Restrictions, ‘Distinctly
Applicable’ MEQRs, and Justifications
Free Movement of Goods, Part III: ‘Indistinctly Applicable’ MEQRs and
‘Mandatory Requirements’
Free Movement of Workers and Free Movement of Citizens
Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services
Competition Law: Cartels and Other Collusive Behaviour
Competition Law: Abuse of a Dominant Position