Foundations of European Union Law

The author's mastery of the subject matter makes this one of the most readable and clear accounts of the EU's legal institutions
Provides an ideal guide to the new legal order created by the Treaty of Lisbon
One of the first UK texts to appear on the subject and has continued to guide students through the labyrinth of EU law for close to 30 years
Focuses only on constitutional, institutional, and administrative aspects of EU law providing an ideal framework for understanding how EU law is organised and operated

New to this edition

Thorough analysis of the new legal structures and dynamics affecting EU law following the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon
An expanded consideration of the historical and political origins of the EU helping the reader to understand the context and background to the development of EU law
A revised chapter on supremacy and the Member States
Increased coverage of the development of human rights within EU law

The Foundations of European Union Law provides an impressively clear and easily understood account of the constitutional and administrative law of the EU. Hartley examines the institutions, the Union legal system and the major constitutional issues before moving on to the area of administrative law and remedies including the workings of the European Court and the Court of First Instance.

The Treaty of Lisbon has brought about one of the most important reforms of EU law since the early days of European integration. In addition to significant institutional changes, the Treaty creates a new legal structure that will require lawyers and students of EU law to think in different terms. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to provide a clear and simple explanation of the basic principles of EU law as they have been recast by the Treaty of Lisbon. The important conceptual and functional changes introduced by the treaty are explained, showing how the new legal principles form a coherent system.

Online Resource Centre

This book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre containing a wealth of additional learning aids:

An interactive map of Europe with hot-spots on all EU Member States provides factual information on each country.
A timeline of the EU traces key dates in EU legal history.
Video clips from the EU archive demonstrate the important historical context behind EU law helping students to appreciate the wider aspects of the EU's development.
Web links to useful sources of information provide the ideal platform to online research.

Readership: Undergraduate students taking compulsory EU Law modules as part of the LLB, as well as postgraduate students, and practitioners.

Trevor Hartley, Professor of Law Emeritus, London School of Economics and Political Science

UNION INSTITUTIONS
1: Non-judicial institutions
2: The European Court
THE UNION LEGAL SYSTEM
3: Acts of the Member States
4: Union acts
5: General principles of law
6: Agreements with third countries
UNION LAW AND THE MEMBER STATES
7: Direct effect and national remedies
8: Supremacy and sovereignty: the Union and the Member States
9: Preliminary references
10: Enforcement actions
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
11: Reviewable acts
12: Locus standi
13: Failure to act
14: Indirect challenge
15: Review and annulment
16: Union obligations