Oxford Principles of European Union Law

Volume 1: The European Union Legal Order

Edited by Robert Schütze and Takis Tridimas

Comprehensive and authoritative, this first volume analyses the constitutional principles that govern the EU
The first of three volumes on the subject of the constitutional and legislative principles of the EU
Written by leading academics in the field, offering scholarly and critical assessment

Oxford Principles of European Union Law

Volume 1: The European Union Legal Order

Edited by Robert Schütze and Takis Tridimas

Description

Since the 1957 Rome Treaty, the European Union has changed dramatically - in terms of its composition, scope and depth. Originally established by six Western European States, the EU today has 28 Members and covers almost the entire European continent; and while initially confined to establishing a "common market", the EU has come to influence all areas of political, economic and social life. In parallel with this enormous geographic and thematic expansion, the constitutional and legislative principles underpinning the European Union have constantly evolved. This three-volume study aims to provide an authoritative academic treatment of European Union law. Written by leading scholars and practitioners, each chapter offers a comprehensive and critical assessment of the state of the law. Doctrinal in presentation, each volume nonetheless tries to present a broader historical and comparative perspective. Volume I provides an analysis of the constitutional principles governing the European Union. It covers the history of the EU, the constitutional foundations, the institutional framework, legislative and executive governance, judicial protection, and external relations. Volume II explores the structure of the internal market, while Volume III finally analyses the internal and external substantive policies of the EU.

Oxford Principles of European Union Law

Volume 1: The European Union Legal Order

Edited by Robert Schütze and Takis Tridimas

Part I - History and Nature
1:The European Union: A Historical Perspective I, Roger Goebel
2:The European Union: A Historical Perspective II, Roger Goebel
3:The European Union: An International Perspective, Christina Eckes and Ramses Wessel
4:The European Union: A Constitutional Perspective, Koen Lenaerts and Jose Antonio Gutierrez-Fons
5:The European Union: A Comparative Perspective, Ernest A. Young
Part II - Constitutional Foundations
6:The Competences of the Union, Theodore Konstadinides
7:The Principle of Subsidiarity, Federico Fabbrini
8:The Principle of Proportionality, Takis Tridimas
9:Direct Effects and Indirect Effects, Robert Schütze
10:The Twin Doctrines of Primacy and Pre-emption', Amedeo Arena
11:Loyalty and Constitutional Identity, Barbara Guastaferro
12:Fundamental Rights and the Union, Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
13:The Method and Processes of Treaty Amendments, Steve Peers
Part III - Institutional Framework
14:The European Parliament, Kieran Bradley
15:The European Council, Wolfgang Wessels
16:The Council, Philipp Dann
17:The Commission, Peter Oliver and Bernd Martenczuk
18:The Court of Justice of the European Union, Takis Tridimas
19:The European Central Bank, Chiara Zilioli and Phoebus Athanassiou
20:The Court of Auditors, Thomas Kennedy
Part IV - Legislative and Executive Governance
21:Primary Legislation and Legislative Procedures, Alexander Türk
22:Delegated Legislation and Implementing Acts, Paul Craig
23:Decentralized Implementation: European Agencies, Eduardo Chiti
24:The Open Method of Coordination, Kenneth Armstrong
25:The Union Budget and the Budgetary Procedure, Nicola Lupo and Christina Fasone
26:Enhanced Cooperation within the Union, Daniel Thym
Part V - Judicial Protection in the EU
27:Judicial Review, Alicia Hinarejos
28:EU Liability Actions, Dominik Hanf
29:Enforcement Actions, Luca Prete
30:Preliminary References, Morten Broberg and Niels Fenger
31:Remedies before National Courts, Anthony Arnull
32:State Liability Actions, Andrea Biondi and Martin Farley
Part VI - The External Relations of the Union
33:The Institutional Structure, Jan Wouters and Thomas Ramopoulos
34:The Union's External Competences, Marise Cremona
35:Decision Making Procedures, Panos Koutrakos
36:Mixed Agreements, Joni Heliskoski
37:The Status and Effects of International Norms, Jan Klabbers
38:Union Membership in International Organizations, Geert de Baere

Oxford Principles of European Union Law

Volume 1: The European Union Legal Order

Edited by Robert Schütze and Takis Tridimas

Author Information

Edited by Robert Schütze, Professor of European Law, Durham University, and Takis Tridimas, Chair of European Law, King's College London

Robert Schütze is Professor of European Law and Co-Director of the Global Policy Institute at Durham University. He is a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe (Bruges) and the School of Government of LUISS Guido Carli University (Rome). He has published extensively on European Law. He is one of the co-editors of the Yearbook of European Law and the author of a leading textbook on European Union Law.

Takis Tridimas is a leading scholar in the field of European Union law. He is one of the most frequently quoted authors by Advocates General of the European Court of Justice, and, on matters of EU law, by English courts. He joined King's College in September 2013. Before then, he was the Sir John Lubbock Professor of Banking Law at Queen Mary College, University of London (2004-2013). He also served as référendaire (law clerk) to Advocate General Sir Francis Jacobs at the European Court of Justice (1992-1995). He was senior legal adviser to the EU Presidency (2003) and Chairman of the Committee set up by the EU Council of Ministers to draft the Treaty of Accession of 2003. He has acted as advisor or counsel to many public and private organizations, including the European Central Bank, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the EU Court of Auditors.

Contributors:

Roger Goebel
Christina Eckes and Ramses Wessel
Koen Lenaerts and Jose Antonio Gutierrez-Fons
Ernest A. Young
Theodore Konstadinides
Federico Fabbrini
Takis Tridimas
Robert Schütze
Amedeo Arena
Barbara Guastaferro
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
Steve Peers
Kieran Bradley
Wolfgang Wessels
Philipp Dann
Peter Oliver and Bernd Martenczuk
Takis Tridimas
Chiara Zilioli and Phoebus Athanassiou
Thomas Kennedy
Alexander Türk
Paul Craig
Eduardo Chiti
Kenneth Armstrong
Nicola Lupo and Christina Fasone
Daniel Thym
Alicia Hinarejos
Dominik Hanf
Luca Prete
Morten Broberg and Niels Fenger
Anthony Arnull
Andrea Biondi and Martin Farley
Jan Wouters and Thomas Ramopoulos
Marise Cremona
Panos Koutrakos
Joni Heliskoski
Jan Klabbers
Geert de Baere