Research Guides: European Union Law: Books and Other Sources

European Union Law Sources

Law of the European Union by Penelope Kent
ISBN: 0582423678
Publication Date: 2001-12-01
This volume covers the development of the EC and EU, the institutions and their functions, the relationship between EC law and national law, the law of the internal market, and competition law. It also examines the social dimension of the European Union.
Understanding EU Law by Norbert Reich
ISBN: 9050953247
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
This book is not an introduction to European Law. This original book provides an understanding of methodology, objectives and principles of EU law. It explains its legal peculiarities, particularly with regard to the concept of the internal market". This book gives the reader a first orientation
Law of the European Union by Josephine Shaw
ISBN: 0333924916
Publication Date: 2000-09-29
A new and fully updated edition of Jo Shaw's popular textbook, Law of the European Union provides an account of the constitutional principles and legal institutions of the European Union. Written in an easy-to-understand and engaging style, the book assumes no prior knowledge. It places EU law in its context, examining its relationship with the national legal systems and national constitutions, as well as the role of the EU within a wider global order. This much anticipated new edition is completely up-to-date after the coming into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam and fully updated in all areas of coverage. It covers the 2000 Intergovernmental Conference, the Convention drafting a Fundamental Rights Charter for the EU, the resignation of the Commission in March 1999 and the programme for reforming the Commission. Two new chapters deal with values and principles in the EU constitutional framework, and at the end of most chapters can be found lists of relevant websites for further reading.
Eurolegalism by R. Daniel Kelemen
ISBN: 9780674046948
Publication Date: 2011-04-01
Despite western Europe's traditional disdain for the United States' "adversarial legalism," the European Union is shifting toward a very similar approach to the law, according to Daniel Kelemen. Coining the term "eurolegalism" to describe the hybrid that is now developing in Europe, he shows how the political and organizational realities of the EU make this shift inevitable. The model of regulatory law that had long predominated in western Europe was more informal and cooperative than its American counterpart. It relied less on lawyers, courts, and private enforcement, and more on opaque networks of bureaucrats and other interests that developed and implemented regulatory policies in concert. European regulators chose flexible, informal means of achieving their objectives, and counted on the courts to challenge their decisions only rarely. Regulation through litigation-central to the U.S. model-was largely absent in Europe. But that changed with the advent of the European Union. Kelemen argues that the EU's fragmented institutional structure and the priority it has put on market integration have generated political incentives and functional pressures that have moved EU policymakers to enact detailed, transparent, judicially enforceable rules-often framed as "rights"-and back them with public enforcement litigation as well as enhanced opportunities for private litigation by individuals, interest groups, and firms.
Soft Law in European Community Law by Linda Senden
ISBN: 1841134325
Publication Date: 2004-09-28
This book offers the first systematic investigation of the phenomenon of soft law within the framework of the EC (the first pillar of the EU),and its use by the European Commission and Council of Ministers. It focusses upon how soft law fits into the Community legal system, and how it is used, and, in particular, how it relates to Community legislation.Differentiation of the Community instruments, including the instruments of soft law, is often thought to enhance the effectiveness, legitimacy and transparency of the Community. This book asks whether soft law indeed provides a satisfactory alternative to legislation from this perspective and, if so, in what cases and under what conditions. Furthermore, the author asks to what extent the use of soft law implies good governance, and throws fresh light on this very heterogenous phenomenon, by looking at frequently used instruments in many different areas of Community law, such as competition law, state aid, environment, social policy etc., in the process identifying their different characteristics, aims, functions and legal effects. What emerges is that the conditions under which soft law is used may be problematic in relation to increasing the legitimacy, effectiveness and transparency of Community action.This is a work which will interest legal practitioners confronted with the use of soft law and the question of its possible legal effect in an increasing number of sectors and academics interested in the vexed question of how the increased use of soft law can be justified in a Community legal order built upon the rule of law. It is also critical of developments taking place within the framework of the European Convention and the proposed European Constitution, and goes beyond the immediate problems of soft law to touch upon issues such as competence, legal protection, division of powers between the EC and the Member States, institutional balance, lawmaking by the Community Courts, the scope of Community legal principles and the influence of soft law on the progressive development of both Community and national law.
The Common European Constitutional Culture by Roman Hauser (Editor); Marek Zirk-Sadowski (Editor); Bartosz Wojciechowski (Editor)
ISBN: 9783631659915
Publication Date: 2016-02-27
The authors focus on the interrelations between the sense of individual identity and the sense of national identity. Their aim is to find a common European legal culture. The processes of Europeanization have been proceeding on the legal level, wherein the CJEU took a prominent role, and on the level of intergovernmental decision-making. In the aftermath, the EU may be comprehended in terms of the rights-based union and problem-solving entity although the emergence of the values-based community has been stymied and the transnational public spheres are rather thin. This caused a democratic deficit and provoked debates about the EU as a post-democratic polity. There are disputes whether this oddity of the EU indicates its nobility or perversion. But the fact remains that the Eurocitizens in their post-sovereign states became lost in the Hegelian extreme terms of the universal-formal rights. Their individual interests made them especially exposed to the shocks of the economic crisis. This makes it necessary to address the issue of the common European constitutional culture.
The Global Reach of EU Law by Elaine Fahey
ISBN: 9781138696563
Publication Date: 2016-08-29
The EU strives to be a leading rule-making organisation with global reach in both economic and non-economic fields. But how should we understand the science behind this? This book focuses upon unpacking the uncertainty, the form and directions of the global reach of EU law, as a distinctive form of post-national rule-making. The work examines two central themes: the conceptual development of the global reach and effects of EU law; and the methodology of EU rule-making processes. It considers what specific impact and effects the EU#65533;s rules are having, and its approach to global reach. The book studies the EU#65533;s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) as a case of a non-economic field offering examples of ways and means in which the global reach of EU law can manifest itself in an evolving and sensitive field. Using this casestudy, the book develops a sharper focus upon the #65533;internal#65533; and #65533;external#65533; elements of EU law which make up our understanding of the global reach of EU law and develops further why global reach is important as a scientific phenomenon. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers and students in the areas of EU law, global governance and the study of law beyond the nation state.
Law and Values in the European Union by Stephen Weatherill
ISBN: 0199557268
Publication Date: 2016-08-09
How has European Union developed since its origins in the reconstruction of Europe in the wake of the Second World War, and why has it developed in this fashion? The principal theme of this book maintains that the EU is a site for the management of the interdependence of the States that areits members. A whole host of challenges - from climate change to security to migration to economic reform - can be tackled more effectively through multilateral action than by unilateral State action and the EU has become the principal location for that action in common. In essence, the States ofthe EU are stronger together than apart.In order to achieve multilateral action and participation, the EU requires its own legal order, comprising a range of legislative competences, political and judicial institutions, and a carefully shaped relationship with national law. In one sense, this legal order represents control over Stateautonomy yet in another it serves as means to ensure States, acting collectively, can meet the aspirations of their citizens in an interdependent world. The EU, as its power has increased, also needs to address questions of democracy, accountability, respect for fundamental rights and for nationaland local diversity. It should not be measured against the same benchmarks of legitimacy as a State as it will always fail, but it does need to achieve legitimacy. It needs, in short, values. And its Treaties aspire to grant it values. Does its system of governance, heavily implicated in theconferral of rights on individuals enforceable against the EU and Member States, today in areas far beyond the economy, live up to those aspirations? And can it? That is the terrain mapped by this book.
Interface Between EU Law and National Law by N. Lavranos (Editor); D. Obradovic (Editor)
ISBN: 9789076871721
Publication Date: 2007-06-11
This collection examines the interface or interaction between European Union law and national law, in particular at assessing the delineation of competences between the EU and its member states regarding various policy areas. The book not only investigates the controversial aspects of the EU- national law relationship, but it presents recommendations for guiding the interface between EU and national rules in specific domains. Consequently, its objective is the production of guidelines for governing interactive correlations, not yet clearly defined, between EU and national legal norms in particular fields. More specifically, the following questions will be dealt with: - Are there some policy areas lacking any interaction between EU and national rules? - What are the remaining or residual competences left to the member states/national law? - If there are remaining powers for the member states, are they actually exercised and, if so, in accordance with which principles?
European Business Law by Andre Fiebig; American Bar Association, Section of Business Law Staff (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9781627229760
Publication Date: 2016-12-01
To the outsider, the law of the European Union (EU) can appear confusing and opaque. However, the legal system of the EU is similar to a certain extent to that of the United States. Despite the similarities, there are significant differences, too. This comprehensive resource will help lawyers understand, in depth, European Union business law. Unique in scope and depth, this guide includes references to all of the important decisions of the European courts. It is sufficiently comprehensive and analytical to serve as a useful research tool for those seeking to understand a particular area of the rapidly expanding world of EU business law. In one convenient volume, this book begins with a discussion of the institutional aspects of the EU which is essential in order to fully understand the more detailed discussion of the various business law issues throughout the book. This valuable resource includes the history of the EU, the legal foundations, and the legislative process of the EU as codified in the various EU treaties; discussion of the relationship between EU law and national law as well as the framework and operation of the monetary union; numerous aspects of EU business law including internal trade, competition, external trade, insolvency, sales agent, intellectual property, and e-commerce; current legislation relevant to EU business law; comprehensive references to all the leading EU cases interpreting and applying EU business law; and a keyword index which allows the reader to quickly identify discussions of legal issues which might be contained in different chapters.
The Image of the Consumer in EU Law by Dorota Leczykiewicz (Editor); Stephen Weatherill (Editor)
ISBN: 9781849465441
Publication Date: 2016-03-17
This book consists of contributions exploring from different perspectives the 'images' of the consumer in EU law. The images of the consumer form the foundation for various EU policies, more or less directly oriented towards the goal of consumer protection. The purpose of the volume is to establish what visions of the consumer there are in different contexts of EU law, whether they are consistent, and whether EU law's engagement with consumer-related considerations is sincere or merely instrumental to the achievement of other goals. The chapters discuss how consumers should be protected in EU contract, competition, free movement and trade mark law. They reflect on the limits of the consumer empowerment rationale as the basis for EU consumer policy. The chapters look also at the variety of concerns consumers might have, including the cost of goods and services, access to credit, ethical questions of consumption, the challenges of excessive choice and the possibility to influence the content of regulatory measures, and explore the significance of these issues for the EU's legislative and judicial process.
Delivering Energy Law and Policy in the EU and the US by Raphael J. Heffron (Editor); Gavin F. M. Little (Editor)
ISBN: 9780748696789
Publication Date: 2016-07-01
Leading experts addresses the effectiveness of policy delivery in energy and the environment.International experts from a range of disciplines, including the sciences, law, politics, economics and engineering, examine how best to achieve energy policy objectives. From evaluating policy delivery on wind farms in Texas in the US to developing nuclear power in the Middle East, this bookpresents fresh thinking on key concepts and ideas on energy law and policy delivery in a concise and readable format.
Free Movement in the European Union by Morten P. Broberg; Nina Holst-Christensen
ISBN: 9788757434354
Publication Date: 2016-09-30
The Court of Justice of the European Union continues to deliver a great many important judgments which contribute to the rapid development of EU law. However, it can be difficult to understand the significance of many of these judgments unless they are accompanied by explanatory commentaries. This book contains over one hundred important cases on the topics of freedom of movement of goods,services, persons, and capital. All these cases are accompanied by comments and questions, so the reader is encouraged to reflect in more depth about each of the judgments and their effects. The cases, commentaries, and questions have been compiled for use in connection with courses studying the rules of the internal market, but they are recommended reading for all those who are interested in obtaining insight into the Court's practice in relation to the four fundamental freedoms of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. "It is definitely a valuable book: it trains the analytical skills, gives a comprehensive view of the law and equips the reader very well for structuring and arguing a problem question within the field of free movement."--from the review of the first edition in European Law Review, 2005 [Subject: EU?Law]
European Energy Law and Policy by Heiko Krüger
ISBN: 9781786430335
Publication Date: 2016-09-30
The energy law and energy policy of the EU and Euratom have become more and more complex in recent years. Today these areas feature a multitude of layers concerning not only regulation of the power industry, but also security of energy supply, climate change, consumer needs and technical innovation. This textbook serves as a much-needed introduction to this distinctive field. Written in an accessible and engaging manner, with a clear pedagogical structure, the book concentrates on providing an overview of EU energy law, providing pointers for further reading on each of the component parts. Stimulating end-of-chapter questions facilitate discussion and classroom use, whilst for readers with little experience of the EU, the book provides a separate chapter outlining the institutional structure and functioning of the European Union and Euratom in the field of energy policy.Key features:* Summaries of treaty rules, case law and legislation give the reader a clear understanding of the complex legal framework of this policy area* Review questions and further reading lists make it the ideal starting point for those coming to the subject for the first time, and for those with some prior expertise* Overview chapters provide the reader with a solid grounding in the functioning of the EU and Euratom.Each of these features ultimately help readers to familiarise themselves with one of the most vibrant fields of European law and policy. This introductory textbook will be the first port of call for all those, both students and practitioners, who need to understand EU and Euratom energy law.
Coherence in EU Competition Law by Wolf Sauter
ISBN: 0198749155
Publication Date: 2016-07-01
EU competition law plays a central role in the process of European integration both as a multifaceted tool for creating and policing the internal market as well as in organising national markets. Yet as a consequence of this role it is also subject to increasingly complex demands, aproliferation of (sectoral) regimes, and multiple objectives at both an EU and national level. This profligacy entails risks of fragmentation and divergence - which could jeopardise the proper functioning of the internal market. In this examination of EU competition law, Wolf Sauter discusses threemain issues: (i) what degree of coherence exists in EU competition law; (ii) how this coherence can be explained, particularly in the broader context of integration by EU law; and (iii) how it contributes to the legitimacy and effectiveness of EU competition law. Specific focus is placed on antitrust, while mergers, state aid control, as well as the sectoral regimes for energy and electronic communications are also examined. In addition the book also charts the history and framework of these competition regimes that jointly constitute EU competition law,defining both its objectives and limitations.
Film Copyright in the European Union by Pascal Kamina
ISBN: 9781107120747
Publication Date: 2016-04-28
Intellectual property issues in the film industry are often highly complex and in today's world are evolving rapidly. In this second edition of Film Copyright in the European Union, Pascal Kamina unravels the complexities of film protection in twenty-eight member states of the European Union, including thirteen new member states who have joined since the first edition. As well as addressing key aspects of film copyright, Pascal Kamina also deals with the protection of film works within the European Union in the context of European harmonisation of copyright laws. Including a new chapter on copyright enforcement, this second edition details the substantial developments in EU law during the last decade, including major cases for the European Court of Justice, new treaties and new directives. This book will interest practitioners, academics and students. The developments on contracts and moral rights will be of particular interest to lawyers outside continental Europe.
Navigating EU Privacy and Data Protection Laws by W. Gregory Voss; Katherine Woodcock; American Bar Association, Section of International Law Staff (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9781634251396
Publication Date: 2016-12-01
With global businesses and companies struggling to meet varying EU national privacy compliance laws, this book will be a useful primer to guide practitioners, law students, and business professionals in understanding data privacy compliance and provide additional supplemental resources on specific national legislation.
The Foundations of EU Data Protection Law by Orla Lynskey
ISBN: 0198718233
Publication Date: 2016-01-19
Nearly two decades after the EU first enacted data protection rules, key questions about the nature and scope of this EU policy, and the harms it seeks to prevent, remain unanswered. The inclusion of a Right to Data Protection in the EU Charter has increased the salience of these questions,which must be addressed in order to ensure the legitimacy, effectiveness and development of this Charter right and the EU data protection regime more generally. The Foundations of EU Data Protection Law is a timely and important work which sheds new light on this neglected area of law, challenging the widespread assumption that data protection is merely a subset of the right to privacy. By positioning EU data protection law within a comprehensive conceptualframework, it argues that data protection has evolved from a regulatory instrument into a fundamental right in the EU legal order and that this right grants individuals more control over more forms of data than the right to privacy. It suggests that this dimension of the right to data protectionshould be explicitly recognised, while identifying the practical and conceptual limits of individual control over personal data. At a time when EU data protection law is sitting firmly in the international spotlight, this book offers academics, policy-makers, and practitioners a coherent vision for the future of this key policy and fundamental right in the EU legal order, and how best to realise it.

Web Sources

The Archive of European Integration (AEI) is an electronic archive for research materials on the topic of European integration and unification. The AEI collects two types of materials: certain types of independently-produced research materials and official European Community/EU documents.

Council of the EU

This website includes EU Council press releases, a register of internal documents (with links to the full text in many instances) and general information about the work of the EU Council and the European Council.

Curia

The official website of the EU courts. This website includes an extensive database of cases and numerical case indexes. Also provides the new official electronic-only European Court Reports, the Statute of the Court of Justice, procedural rules, annual reports, news and other information.

Europa

Is the official website of the EU is a great foundation for acquiring knowledge of the EU and its integral institutions. This website is available in English.

EUR-Lex Access to European Union Law

Provides free access, in the 24 official EU languages, to: the Official Journal of the European Union; EU law (EU treaties, directives, regulations, decisions, consolidated legislation, etc.); preparatory acts (legislative proposals, reports, green and white papers, etc.); EU case-law (judgements, orders, etc.); international agreements; European Free Trade Association documents; and other public documents. This source also allows one to remain abreast of legislative procedures. This sources is updated daily and contains more than 3 million items with some texts dating back to 1951.

European Commission

This website includes the Commission's Work Programme; sections covering the work of each Directorate-General (department); and the Comitology Register (information about the work of committees involved in the implementation of EU legislation)..

European Commission Press Release Database

This database contains European Commission's press releases.

European Competition Network

This website delivers pertinent legislation and links to the website of each EU member state’s national competition authority.

European Parliament (EP)

This website provides information about the work of the EP and its committees; EP minutes and legislative reports; parliamentary questions; press releases; the Legislative Observatory, which monitors the progress of legislation; the Legislative Train Schedule (another information tool concerning legislation in progress); a register of internal documents; and a large collection of reports, briefings and studies produced by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), the EP Think Tank.

European Parliament Legislative Observatory

The EP's database for monitoring the EU decision-making process.

European Union Newsroom

The EU's news website, with press releases from all the EU institutions and agencies, plus factsheets and a calendar of events.

European Union Treaties Database

This database contains all the bilateral and multilateral international treaties or agreements concluded by the EU, the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) and the former European Communities (EC, EEC, ECSC). Agreements signed but not yet in force are identified by an asterisk (*). The Database does not include the “founding treaties” of the European Community and European Union or other agreements concluded between the Member States of the European Union.

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) EU Libguide

A LibGuide to researching the law of the EU, created by the IALS, a member institute of the School of Advanced Study, University of London.

N-Lex

This website offers a single entry point to national law databases in individual EU countries.

Tenders Electronic Daily (TED)

The online version of the 'Supplement to the Official Journal' of the EU, dedicated to European public procurement.

The ABC of European Union Law

Professor Klaus-Dieter Borchardt furnishes a detailed review of the EU, its history, current structure, and operational procedures.

The European Commission's Competition website

Provides thorough details of individual competition cases, together with competition legislation, official guidelines and the annual Report on Competition Policy.

The European Union's entry in the CIA's The World Factbook

Provides a synopsis of the EU's governing structure, along with some basic geographic, demographic, and economic data.

BREXIT and the European Union

Brexit refers to the United Kingdom's ongoing withdrawal from the EU under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. On June 23, 2016, UK voters opted to leave the EU in a national referendum. On March 29, 2017, the Government of the UK invoked Article 50, which triggered a 2-year process for negotiating and concluding the member state's departure from the EU. Although Britain was scheduled to depart the political union on March 29, 2019, this deadline was subsequently extended to October 31, 2019. The departure of the UK has numerous legal implications, which are the subject of ongoing debate and academic research.

Britain Alone! by Andrea Biondi (Editor); Patrick J. Birkinshaw (Editor)
ISBN: 9789041158321
Publication Date: 2016-01-27
The United Kingdom has been a member of the European Union for forty three years. Although EU membership has brought numerous indisputable benefits, anti-EU sentiment, simmering for decades, has now reached the point where an upcoming referendum could quite possibly lead to exit from the Union - an enormously topical issue dubbed 'Brexit'. This very timely book addresses the major concerns and uncertainties associated with this looming prospect. Outstanding scholars of British constitutional law and EU law discuss such factors as the impact of EU membership on the UK constitution and the perspectives of the UK's constituent regions, along with numerous practical issues of economics and administration. Specific topics covered include: - the EU and the sovereignty debate; - the impact of Brexit in the devolved United Kingdom; - options available to the UK; - residence rights post-Brexit; - debates over the structure of the referendum; - existing and potential role of jurisprudence (domestic and EU); - environmental law; - negotiating treaties; - judicial protection; - Opt-outs; - EU criminal law; - labour rights; - equal protection; - human rights under the Charter of Fundamental Rights; and - financial and economic governance. With Brexit becoming the largest single issue to affect the United Kingdom's place in the world, this volume is certain to be widely read and referenced in the time before, during, and after the referendum. It will also remain of great value as social, political, and economic events unfold in the post-referendum United Kingdom.
Brexit by Harold D. Clarke; Matthew Goodwin; Paul F. Whiteley
Call Number: JF497 .G7 C53 2017
ISBN: 9781107150720
Publication Date: 2017-04-20
In June 2016, the United Kingdom shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union. As this book reveals, the historic vote for Brexit marked the culmination of trends in domestic politics and in the UK's relationship with the EU that have been building over many years. Drawing on a wealth of survey evidence collected over more than ten years, this book explains why most people decided to ignore much of the national and international community and vote for Brexit. Drawing on past research on voting in major referendums in Europe and elsewhere, a team of leading academic experts analyse changes in the UK's party system that were catalysts for the referendum vote, including the rise of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), the dynamics of public opinion during an unforgettable and divisive referendum campaign, the factors that influenced how people voted and the likely economic and political impact of this historic decision.
BREXIT and Its Consequences for UK and EU Citizenship or Monstrous Citizenship by Elspeth Guild
Call Number: KD4050 .G85 2017
ISBN: 9789004340886
Publication Date: 2016-12-08
This book examines the result of the 23 June 2016 UK referendum on leaving the EU where 51.9% of the eligible voters who voted chose to leave. Politicians and media have stressed not only that leave means leave, but also that much of the British voting public was motivated to vote leave by issues of immigration and border control. Guild investigates how the issue of EU citizenship became transformed into a discussion about immigration through four themes: the negotiations between the UK and the EU before the referendum; the nature of and difference between British and EU citizenship; the issue of third country national family members and the fears incited by the referendum in light of the rejection of expertise.
Principles of European Union Law by Ralph Folsom
Call Number: KJE949 .F553 2017
ISBN: 9781683289449
Publication Date: 2017-08-30
This advanced, detailed guide provides a comprehensive review of laws and policies of the European Union. Chapter 1 looks at the history of the European Union including BREXIT. Chapters 2 and 3 focus on critical EU processes behind lawmaking and litigation. Chapter 4 examines the free movement of goods, services, capital, and people (including mass migration), while Chapter 5 covers a broad selection of internal EU legal regimes concerning business law, ranging from taxation to agriculture. The EU's complex external trade, foreign investment and customs law is analyzed in Chapter 6. Antitrust law and regulation of business agreements are covered in Chapter 7. The Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, along with the EU Charter of Fundamental Freedoms, are reproduced in Appendices.

Other International Law Sources

The LSU Law Foreign Legal Research Guide is a great place to start researching EU Law.

International Legal Research in a Nutshell by Marci Hoffman; Robert Berring
ISBN: 9781634605212
Publication Date: 2017-03-24
This Nutshell provides a basic introduction to international and foreign legal research for the non-specialist. It offers guidance through the unfamiliar pathways of research using international and non-US legal legal materials and demystifies the world of treaties and international case law. Since it's aimed at the non-specialist, it provides straight-forward background information on the United Nations and the European Union and includes guidance using the documents and legal materials of these institutions. There are extensive links to the rich world of Web resources, but it also describes print research tools that remain important in this field. Finally, it sets out a road map for approaching a research problem involving international, foreign and comparative law. Additional teaching materials are available for this title, and include online links to research sources noted in the book: Appendix A: Comprehensive List of Sources Appendix B: Websites Containing National Law Appendix C: Web Treaty Collections Appendix D: Planning Your Research and Organizational Tools
International Legal Research by Marci Hoffman; Robert C. Berring
ISBN: 0314163247
Publication Date: 2008-04-30
Providing a basic introduction to international legal research for the nonspecialist, Hoffman and Berring's International Legal Research in a Nutshell offers guidance through the unfamiliar pathways of research using international legal materials and demystifies the world of treaties. Because it is aimed at the nonspecialist, the text provides straightforward background information on the United Nations and the European Union and includes guidance using the documents and legal materials of these institutions. It includes extensive links to the rich world of Web resources, but it also describes paper research tools that remain important in this field.
Research Handbook on the Theory and History of International Law by Alexander Orakhelashvili (Editor)
ISBN: 1848443544
Publication Date: 2011-07-29
This pioneering Research Handbook, with contributions from renowned experts, provides a comprehensive scholarly framework for analyzing the theory and history of international law.Given the multiplication of theoretical approaches over the last three decades, and attendant fragmentation of scholarly efforts, this edited collection presents a useful doctrinal platform that will help academics and students to see the theory and history of international law in its entirety, and to understand how interdependent various aspects of the theory and history of international law really are.Being the first comprehensive analysis of theory and history of international law, this unique book will be of great benefit to academics and students of international politics, ethics and philosophy.
A Basic Course in Public International Law by Anthony S. Winer; Mary Ann E. Archer
ISBN: 0761833099
Publication Date: 2005-09-29
In this interactive, student-centered guide, Anthony S. Winer and Mary Ann E. Archer provide a comprehensive introduction and analysis of research methods for Public International Law. A Basic Course in Public International Law Research promotes effective research practices that stem from an understanding of the tenets of International Law. Complete with background essays, exercises, analysis of both print and electronic resources, and a teacher's manual it is ideal for both undergraduate and graduate law, international relations, and international political science courses.
International Law Legal Research by Anthony S. Winer; Mary Ann E. Archer; Lyonette Louis-Jacques
ISBN: 9781611630688
Publication Date: 2013-10-22
This concise yet comprehensive book is designed to be accessible for the beginner as well as useful for those with more experience. For students, the book can serve as enrichment for a doctrinal course in international law or as the basis for a stand-alone course in international law research. To allow for self-evaluation, the book includes frequent review questions to help assure retention. For practitioners new to the international area, each type of search tool and search strategy is covered in detail with explanations to provide background comprehension.

This book is part of the International Legal Research Series, edited by Mark E. Wojcik, The John Marshall Law School.
International Trade and Economic Relations in a Nutshell by Ralph Folsom; Michael Gordon; Michael Van Alstine
ISBN: 9781634599108
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
This Nutshell examines the legal rules governing international trade and economic relations. After initial chapters on the legal and practical environment for trade enterprises, it analyzes the principal institutions and rules governing international trade. Special attention is paid to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the WTO Dispute Settlement Body, regulation of imports (including tariff rates, customs classification and valuation, and rules of origin), and trade remedy responses to import competition. Export controls, foreign corrupt practices, preferential trade agreements, and the trade law of the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement are also examined. U.S. law coverage is emphasized.
European Union Law by Alina Kaczorowska-Ireland
ISBN: 9781138845879
Publication Date: 2016-08-03
The fourth edition of this well established and highly regarded work on EU law maintains its character by combining comprehensive yet accessible coverage with in-depth analysis of the law and student-friendly pedagogy. It is fully up to date so encompassing critical examination of new important judgments of EU and national courts and developments in institutional, constitutional and substantive EU Law. The book keeps its unique style in that it is both a textbook and a casebook. Case summaries are highlighted in colour-tinted boxes for ease of reference, and are accompanied by key facts and critical analysis, often in the light of subsequent developments. The student-friendly approach is enhanced by market-driven pedagogical features, including: Concise outlines, at the beginning of each chapter describing its content and assisting in revision; An aide-mémoire, often presented in diagrammatic form, at the end of each chapter to highlight and reinforce key points; End of chapter recommended reading lists to encourage and facilitate further research; End of chapter problem and essay questions testing the students' ability to apply what they have learnt; Cross-references to show how topics are interrelated; and A map identifying EU Member States, candidate States; and, potential candidate States. The book's companion website offers a range of teaching and learning resources including an interactive timeline of the EU, useful web links, self-test questions and much more. This book is essential reading for those studying EU law on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses and will be of interest to students of political science, social science and business studies.