EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials

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Contains a new chapter on current challenges facing the EU, including Brexit and the rule of law crisis. Keywords: data law, data protection law, data governance, data ownership, access to data, non-personal data, data infrastructures, GDPR, Brussels Effect Institutional balance is not however self-executing. It presumes by its very nature a normative and political judgment as to which institutions should be able to partake of legislative and executive power, and what constitutes the appropriate balance between them. These normative underpinnings have altered over time in the EU, and continue to do so. These changes will be charted throughout the subsequent analysis and form the underlying theme of the chapter, which is divided into four temporal periods.

The fourth period runs from the advent of the Lisbon Treaty to the present. It was hoped that after a decade of Treaty reform, in which institutional issues dominated the agenda, that the EU could give closer attention to substantive issues. This aspiration was qualified by reality. The EU was beset by a series of crises, which had implications for the powers of the respective EU institutions and the institutional balance between them. The financial crisis, Brexit, the rule of crisis, immigration, and the pandemic all tested the EU institutional machinery and wrought changes thereto. The seventh edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect the extensive developments that have taken place since publication of the sixth edition including:Written by leading scholars on European Union law, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials provides an insightful analysis of the subject. Respected as the definitive textbook on the subject, this is the stand-alone guide to EU law. The world-renowned authors offer the ideal balance of commentary, key cases, and materials to provide the most authoritative coverage and analysis. This UK version also includes sections showing how principles apply or don't apply to the UK post-Brexit.

Building on its unrivalled reputation as the definitive EU law textbook, this sixth edition continues to provide clear and insightful analysis of all aspects of European Union law. Features carefully chosen extracts from a wide range of sources including case judgments, EU legislation, and academic articles providing easy access to the materials that are key to understanding this dynamic and diverse area of law.If you are studying EU law in the UK, please see the UK version of this textbook: EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials UK Version, ISBN 9780198859840. All chapters have been carefully structured and designed to enhance student learning at all levels, laying the foundations of the subject while building analysis of more complex areas and cutting edge debates. Each chapter opens with a concise overview of the 'central issues', providing valuable context, before drawing together key analysis in a comprehensive chapter conclusion to provide a clear yet complete picture of the subject. This version of the textbook is only available in the UK. If you are studying law outside of the UK please see EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, ISBN 9780198856641. The initial period runs between the Rome Treaty and the Single European Act 1986. The discussion begins with the initial disposition of institutional power in the Rome Treaty, in which it was primarily divided between the Council and Commission, with the latter holding many of the ‘legal’ trump cards. The underlying theme that the institutional balance shifted, such that Member State influence in the Council and European Council over primary legislation, secondary legislation and the direction of Community policy increased. The analysis includes the ECJ’s role, and how integration through law inter-related with integration through the political process.