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- Half-title
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Brief contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Publisher’s Acknowledgements
- Figures
- Table
- Text
- Table of Cases
- Table of European Union Treaties
- Table of Equivalences
- Treaty on European Union
- Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
- Table of European Union Regulations
- Table of European Union Directives
- Table of European Union Decisions
- Table of International Legislation
- Table of UK Legislation
- List of Abbreviations
- 1 The History and Development of the European Union
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Post-war Regional Cooperation: From the CEEC to the EEC
- i. The CEEC
- ii. The OEEC
- iii. The ECSC
- iv. The EEC and EFTA
- 3 Enlargement: the EEC and the EU
- i. The Abandonment of EFTA: UK, Ireland and Denmark
- ii. The Escape from Dictatorships: Greece, Spain and Portugal
- iii. The Escape from Soviet Communism: Central and Eastern European Accession
- 4 From the Treaty of Rome to the Rome Declaration
- i. De Gaulle says ‘No’ and the Luxembourg Compromise
- ii. The Single European Act (1986)
- iii. The Treaty of Maastricht (1992) and the Danish ‘No’
- iv. The Treaty of Amsterdam (1997)
- v. The Treaty of Nice (2000) and the Irish ‘No’
- vi. The Constitutional Treaty: France and the Netherlands say ‘No’
- (a) The Constitution for Europe
- b National Responses to the Constitutional Treaty
- vii. The Lisbon Treaty and the Second Irish ‘No’
- viii. The Rome Declaration
- 5 Conclusion: Regional Reconstruction – Why Bother?
- Further Reading
- On Regional Integration
- On the Methods and Process of Regional Integration
- On the Treaty of European Union
- On the Constitutional Treaty
- On the Lisbon Treaty
- 2 Brexit and the EU Withdrawal Act
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Structure of Article 50
- i. Article 50(1): The National Decision to Withdraw from the Union
- ii. Article 50(2): Notification of the Decision to Withdraw from the Union
- iii. Article 50(3): The Timeframe for Negotiation of Withdrawal from the Union
- iv. Article 50(4): Non-participation Rule in Union Meetings
- v. Article 50(5): Rejoining the Union
- 3 Gaps in Article 50 TEU
- i. The Consequence of Triggering Article 50
- ii. The Decision to Withdraw at the National Level
- (a) Miller I
- (b) Miller II/Cherry
- 4 The EU Withdrawal Act – Provisions for Leaving the EU
- i. Repeal and Retention of EU Law
- ii. Parliament and Democracy
- iii. Parliamentary Sovereignty
- iv. Workers’ Rights
- v. Children’s Rights
- vi. Citizens’ Rights
- vii. The CJEU
- viii. The Northern Ireland Protocol
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Part I The EU Institutional Setting
- 3 The Central Institutions of the EU
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Key Institutions: Powers, Tasks and Composition
- i. The European Parliament
- (a) Legislative Functions
- (b) Budgetary Control
- (c) Supervisory Powers
- (d) Composition
- ii. The European Council
- (a) Strategic Political Guidance
- (b) Arbitration of Stalemates
- (c) Overseeing Membership of the EU
- (d) Composition
- iii. The Council of Ministers
- (a) Legislative and Budgetary Functions
- (b) Composition
- (c) Policy-Making and Coordinating Functions
- (d) Council Voting Methods
- iv. The European Commission
- (a) Enforcement
- (b) Short- and Long-Term Planning
- (c) Legislative
- (d) Composition
- 3 Senior Leadership in the EU: Presidential Powers
- i. The President of the European Commission
- ii. The Council Presidency
- iii. The European Council President
- iv. The European Parliament President
- 4 A Government for the EU?
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- On the Institutions and Democracy
- Rule of Law Conditionality
- On the European Parliament
- On the European Commission
- On the Council of Ministers
- On Leadership in the EU
- 4 The Legislative Processes
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Legal Acts of the Union
- 3 The Legislative Procedures in the EU
- i. The Ordinary Legislative Procedure
- ii. The ‘Special’ Legislative Procedures: Consultation and Consent
- 4 Analysis of the Non-legislative Procedures
- i. Delegated Acts
- ii. Implementing Acts
- 5 Understanding the Regulatory Environment in the EU
- i. The ‘Democratic Deficit’
- ii. Electocracy
- iii. Electocracy in the EP
- 6 Thinking beyond Electocracy
- i. Conferred Powers
- ii. The Catalogue of Competences
- iii. The Legal Basis
- iv. Subsidiarity and Proportionality
- v. The European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI)
- vi. The European Parliament Initiative
- 7 Conclusion: Who Makes EU Law?
- Further Reading
- On Forms of Acts
- On the Democratic Deficit
- On Trilogues, Committees and Law-Making
- On Representation and Legislative Initiative
- On Competence and Subsidiarity
- 5 The Court of Justice of the European Union: Direct and Indirect Access
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Organisation of the CJEU
- i. The Structure of Judicial Deliberation
- (a) The Advocates General (AGs) – Beyond the Delibere
- ii. Recruitment of CJEU Members
- 3 Access to the CJEU
- i. Judicial Review: Direct Access under Article 263 TFEU
- (a) The Tests of Direct and Individual Concern
- ii. Preliminary Rulings: Indirect Access under Article 267 TFEU
- 4 Improving Access and the Quality of Dialogue
- i. Underuse by Courts of Last Instance
- ii. Overuse by Lower National Courts
- (a) The Procedure Préjudicielle d’Urgence
- (b) A Court that Protects Individuals?
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- On Judicial Appointments
- On the Role of Judges and Courts
- On Direct Access under Article 263 TFEU
- On Article 267 TFEU
- 6 Addressing Infringements of EU Law: Who Enforces EU Law?
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Treaty Rules
- i. Articles 258 and 259 TFEU: Centralised Enforcement
- (a) Infringement Proceedings under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement
- ii. Article 260 TFEU – Centralised Treaty-Based Financial Sanctions
- (a) Non-compliance under Article 260(2)
- (b) Late Transposition Infringements under Article 260(3)
- (c) Application of the Financial Sanctions
- 3 Non-treaty, Non-judicial Decentralised Enforcement
- i. EU Pilot: Vertical Co-administration
- ii. SOLVIT: Horizontal Co-administration
- 4 Assessing Administrative Accountability and the Right to Good Administration
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- On Non-compliance with EU Law
- On Article 259 TFEU
- On Article 260 TFEU
- On Good Administration
- Part II EU Law: Principles and Values
- 7 The Supremacy of EU Law
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Claims of Supremacy
- i. Novelty – ‘A New Legal Order of International Law’
- ii. Independence
- iii. Autonomy
- iv. Primacy
- (a) Factortame
- (b) Declarations of Invalidity?
- 3 The Response of the Member States to Supremacy
- i. Hostility
- ii. Conditional Constitutionality
- iii. Acceptance
- 4 Explaining the Success of Supremacy
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- On EU Law and National Law
- On the Relationship between the EU and the Member States
- On a European Constitution
- On Pluralism
- 8 Direct Effect, Indirect Effect and State Liability
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Direct Effect of EU Law
- i. Treaty Provisions
- ii. The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CFR)
- iii. Regulations
- iv. Decisions
- v. Directives
- (a) Horizontal Direct Effect of Directives
- 3 Managing the Boundaries of Direct Effect
- i. Indirect Effect
- ii. State Liability
- iii. Direct Applicability of General Principles of EU Law
- 4 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- On Direct Effect
- On Horizontal Direct Effect
- On State Liability
- 9 Fundamental Rights in EU Law
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Brief History of Fundamental Human Rights
- i. The UN Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
- ii. The European Convention on Human Rights (1950)
- iii. The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (2000) (CFR)
- (a) The EU institutional Response to the CFR
- 3 The Court of Justice and the Development of Fundamental Rights as General Principles of EU Law
- i. Non-discrimination as a General Principle in the Treaty
- ii. The CJEU and Fundamental Rights as General Principles
- iii. Sources of General Principles
- iv. Protection of Fundamental Freedoms and Protection of Fundamental Rights
- 4 The Scope of Judicial Protection of Fundamental Rights in the Union
- 5 Towards a Coherent System for the Protection of Fundamental Rights in EU Law
- i. The Lisbon Treaty
- ii. The EU, the CFR and the ECHR
- 6 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- On Protection of Human Rights in the EU in General
- On the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
- On EU Accession to the ECHR
- On the Application of the EU Charter
- Part III Rights of Movement and Residence in the EU
- 10 European Union Citizenship
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Citizenship Directive
- i. The ‘Family’ Belonging in EU Law
- ii. Rights of Residence for Union Citizens and Their Family Members
- iii. The Right to Permanent Residence
- 3 The Treaty Rules on EU Citizenship
- i. TFEU: Articles 20-4
- ii. Mainstreaming Union Citizenship
- 4 The Right to Equal Treatment of EU Citizens
- i. Application of the Principle of Non-discrimination to EU Citizenship
- ii. Restrictions on the Right to Equal Treatment – Article 24 of the Citizenship Directive
- 5 Decommodification of Union Citizenship
- i. Grzelczyk and the Declaration of Union Citizenship as a ‘Fundamental Status’
- ii. Bidar and the Principle of Social Integration
- iii. Förster and the Contours of a ‘Genuine Link’
- iv. Zambrano and Genuine Enjoyment of Citizenship Rights
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- On Citizenship Law in General
- On the EU Citizenship Directive
- On EU Citizens and Social Welfare
- On EU Citizenship Law and Children
- On Third-Country Nationals and EU Citizenship Law
- On the Human Rights of EU Citizens
- 11 Migrant Union Workers
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Article 45 TFEU
- i. Secondary Legislation
- 3 The Definition of a ‘Worker’ in EU Law
- i. Trainees and Students
- ii. Non-discrimination on Grounds of Nationality – Article 45(2)
- 4 The Reach of Transnational Solidarity in the EU
- 5 Beyond the Scope of Free Movement of Workers
- i. Restrictions Justified by ‘Public Policy, Public Security or Public Health’ – Article 45(3)
- ii. Derogations in the Citizenship Directive
- iii. Employment in the ‘Public Service’ – Article 45(4)
- iv. Non-migrant Workers
- 6 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- On Free Movement in General
- On EU Labour Market Law
- On Free Movement Rights of TCNs
- On Free Movement Rights of Students
- On Reverse Discrimination
- Part IV EU Internal Market Law
- 12 Free Movement of Goods
- 1 Introduction
- i. Levels of Integration
- 2 Fiscal Rules: Customs Duties and CEEs
- i. Discriminatory Border Taxes – Articles 28-30 TFEU
- ii. Taxes on Goods in General Circulation – Article 110 TFEU
- 3 Non-fiscal Rules: Quantitative Restrictions and MEQRs
- i. The ‘Economic Constitution’
- 4 The Shifting Target of Article 34 TFEU
- i. Scope of Application
- ii. Omission to Act
- 5 Derogations
- i. Article 36 TFEU
- ii. The Mandatory/Imperative/Overriding Requirements
- 6 Market Access
- i. Mutual Recognition
- ii. Selling Arrangements
- iii. Operationalising ‘Selling Arrangements’
- iv. Consumer Dissuasion
- 7 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- On Trade and Economic Theory
- On Country of Origin Labelling
- On the Precautionary Principle
- On Mutual Recognition
- On Public Opinion and Food Law
- 13 Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The EU Rules
- i. Article 49 TFEU
- ii. Article 56 TFEU
- iii. The Derogations
- (a) Article 51 TFEU
- (b) Article 52 (7) TFEU
- (c) The ‘Rule of Reason’/’Overriding Reasons in the Public Interest’
- iv. Secondary Legislation
- 3 The Hindrance of Cross-Border Supply
- i. Broadcasting and Content Regulation
- ii. Gambling and State Monopolies
- (a) The Tripartite ‘Overriding Public Interest’ Justification in Schindler
- (b) From ‘Overriding’ to ‘Imperative’
- (c) ‘Controlled Expansion’
- (d) ‘Consistency’
- (e) The Ten-Point Test
- 4 The Hindrance of Consumption Abroad
- i. Tourism and the Receipt of Services
- ii. Receipt of Healthcare Services
- (a) ‘Overriding Reason in the General Interest’
- (b) Reimbursement of Hospital Costs
- (c) ‘Undue Delay’ in Hospital Care
- (d) Scheduled vs Unscheduled Hospital Treatment
- 5 Commercial Presence
- 6 Presence of Natural Persons
- i. Recognition of Qualifications
- ii. Membership of Professional Bodies
- 7 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- On Free Movement of Services in General
- On Free Movement of Services and Fundamental Rights
- On the Harmonisation of Services in the EU
- On the Regulation of Online Gambling
- Index
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