European Union Law Basics (Third Edition)

Author: Richard Owen
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Within the member states of the European Union, EC law has become a branch of domestic law. As a basic introduction to the EC legal system, this book adopts the writing method of a departmental law. The book briefly introduces the sources of EC law, basic legislation and fundamental principles of law, the relationship between community law and member state law, the composition of community institutions and the evolution of the functions of each institution, as well as the main areas where community law currently plays a significant role.