EU Constitutional Law

by Koen Lenaerts, Piet Van Nuffel, Tim Corthaut

Overview

This title is a comprehensive textbook of EU constitutional law, setting out the structure, values, procedures, and policies of the European Union. It is a first point of reference for issues of EU constitutional law. The book encompasses six major parts. It contains an extensive analysis of the key constitutional principles governing the exercise of competences by the Union and the balance of power between the Union and its Member States, followed by an in-depth anaylsis of EU citizenship and the four freedoms, followed by an overview of the main internal and external policy domains. The third part addresses the role and workings of the various institutions (European Council, Council, European Parliament, Commission, European Court of Justice, and European Central Bank), the position of the Member States of the Union, and various other institutional matters. Part four explores the various decision-making processes, addressing not only the legislative and executive decision-making, but also the budget, CFSP, and external action. The fifth part looks at the legal instruments and the position of EU law in the EU and national legal orders, with an attention to the key principles of primary and direct effect, and the role of fundamental rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. The final part sets out the complete and coherent system of judicial protection in the European Union, offering an overview of the various courses of action before the EU courts and in the national legal orders to enforce EU law or to obtain judicial protection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198866527
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/27/2023
Pages:	1024
Product dimensions:	6.77(w) x 9.68(h) x 2.05(d)

About the Author

Koen Lenaerts, President; Professor of European Law, Court of Justice of the European Union; KU Leuven,Piet Van Nuffel, Professor of European Law, Institute for European Law, KU Leuven

Koen Lenaerts is President of the Court of Justice of the European Union and Professor of European Law at KU Leuven. He has been Legal Secretary at the Court of Justice of the European Communities, Professor at the College of Europe, member of the Brussels Bar, Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School, Judge at the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, and Judge and Vice-President of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Piet Van Nuffel is a member of the Legal Service of the European Commission and Associate Professor of European Law at KU Leuven. He has held various posts within the European Commission and the Court of Justice and General Court of the European Union and has been a visiting professor at the College of Europe (Natolin).

Tim Corthaut is an auditor in the Belgian Council of State (legislative action). He is Associate Professor of European Public Law at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), and Visiting Professor of European Law at Universitat Wien (Austria).

Table of Contents

Part I Constituting the European Union1. The Development from European Communities to European Union2. The Treaty of Lisbon and the Current Treaties3. Amendment of the Treaties4. Accession to and Withdrawal from the European UnionPart II Competences of the European Union5. Values, Objectives, and Principles Governing the Union Competences6. Citizenship of the Union7. The Internal Market8. The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice9. Other Areas of Union Policy10. External Action of the Union11. Limitations and Exceptions to the Application of the TreatiesPart III Institutional Actors of the European Union12. The Political Institutions of the Union13. Other Institutions and Bodies of the Union14. The Union as an International Organization15. The Member States of the Union16. The Relationship between the Institutional ActorsPart IV Decision-Making in the European Union17. The Legislative Procedures18. The Implementation of Union Legislation19. CFSP Decision-Making20. The Budgetary Procedures21. The Procedure for Concluding International Agreements22. Decision-Making Restricted to Particular Member StatesPart V Legal Instruments of the European Union23. Union Law and its Effects in the National Legal Orders24. The Treaties: Primary Union Law25. Fundamental Rights and General Principles of Union Law26. International Law27. Acts Adopted by the Institutions and Bodies of the Union28. Other Sources of Union LawPart VI Judicial Protection in the European Union29. Judicial Protection vis-a-vis Member States and Private Parties30. Judicial Protection vis-a-vis the Institutions and Bodies of the Union