Mapping the Territorial Scope of EU Law

With globalisation, digitisation, more cross-border movement of persons and multinational businesses, events and cases have increasingly become transnational. Conversely, with the current geopolitical climate, the increase of migration and the recent pandemics, borders have regained importance. These developments raise questions about the territorial scope of legislation. In this book, 28 mechanisms have been identified which influence the territorial scope of EU law. With those mechanisms, the territorial scope of any rule of EU law can be determined. These mechanisms relate to decolonisation and overseas countries and territories, disputed borders and territorial claims, Brexit, accession, enhanced cooperation opt-in and -out, the Brussels effect, etc. In addition, it includes various fields of EU law, such as free movement law, migration law, the GDPR, competition law, VAT, sanctions, etc. The book is unique and stands out from other EU law books, because it encompasses all mechanisms and overarches different fields of EU law. It is written for lawyers, both academic and practitioners. Policymakers and the legislature can also benefit from this research.

Wessel Geursen has over 20 years of experience in EU law, both as an academic and practitioner. He is specialised in analysing multilayered legal systems, containing different legal norms which apply at the same time. This relates to international public law (including EU law), constitutional law and various fields of material law (both of economic and other nature). With a step-by-step approach, he analyses and unravels difficult legal questions and clarifies various legal topics.