The General Principles of EU Law

by Takis Tridimas

Overview

The European Court of Justice has profoundly influenced the development of the legal order of the European Union through the elaboration of unwritten general principles of law derived from the fundamental values underlying the national legal systems. This fully revised and updated second edition provides a detailed and systematic analysis of the general principles as applied by the European Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance. It assesses the impact of the EU Constitution on the relationship between the EU and the Member States and the protection of Community rights in national courts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199227686
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/26/2007
Series:	Oxford European Union Law Library
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	720
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Takis Tridimas joined the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary, University of London in 2004. He has previously acted as a referendaire at the European Court of Justice, a senior legal adviser to the EU Presidency held by Greece and was also Chairman of the Committee for the Drafting of the EU Accession Treaty (2003). Professor Tridimas is also an Advocate at the Bar of Athens and a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Brugge. He is also the editor of the Oxford Yearbook of European Law, with Piet Eeckhout.

Table of Contents

Table of CasesTable of Legislation1. The General Principles of Law in the European Union Legal Order2. The Principle of Equality3. The Principle of Proportionality: Review of Community Measures4. The Principle of Proportionality: Relationship with Competence and Subsidiarity5. The Principle of Proportionality: Review of National Measures6. Legal Certainty and Protection of Legiutimate Expectations7. Fundamental Rights8. The Rights of Defence9. The Principle of Effectiveness10. The Liability of Community Institutions11. State Liability for Breach of EU Law12. ConclusionsBibliographyIndex