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Book SynopsisSince its formation, the European Union has expanded beyond all expectations; this seems set to continue as more countries seek accession and the scope of EU law expands, touching more and more aspects of its citizens'' lives. The EU has never been stronger and yet it now appears to be reaching a crisis point, beset on all sides by conflict and challenges to its legitimacy. Nationalist sentiment is on the rise and the Eurozone crisis has had a deep and lasting impact. The European Union has the complexity and depth of a mature legal system, albeit one which is constantly in flux and whose content and foundations are constantly contested. Its law has developed beyond the single market and institutional matters into many other fields including environmental, fiscal, labour, immigration and criminal law. It is studied at undergraduate and postgraduate level throughout the Member States and beyond; an understanding of it is essential to those who study the EU from other disciplinary perspe
Table of ContentsPART I: CONCEPTUALIZING EU LAW; PART II: THE ARCHITECTURE OF EU LAW; PART III: MAKING AND ADMINISTERING EU LAW; PART IV: THE ECONOMIC CONSTITUTION AND THE CITIZEN; PART V: REGULATION OF THE MARKET PLACE; PART VI: ECONOMIC, FISCAL, AND MONETARY UNION; PART VII: THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY, AND JUSTICE; PART VIII: BEYOND THE REGULATORY STATE?
