Steiner & Woods EU Law, 15th Edition

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Trusted by students and lecturers for over thirty years, Steiner & Woods EU Law is the most comprehensive black letter guide to the subject, leading the reader through the subject in a straightforward way.

The book includes a well-balanced range of topics for students taking an EU law course at any level. Offering a careful blend of institutional and substantive coverage, it focuses on explaining the law clearly for student readers. Case detail is clearly sign-posted throughout the text, with key cases highlighted and discussed in feature boxes, ensuring students are up to speed with the most important case law in the area.

End of chapter reading suggestions, along with a detailed bibliography, provide a helpful starting point for essay preparation and independent research.

Digital formats and resources:

This edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources:
- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
- The text is also supported by online resources including self-test questions and answers, and downloadable diagrams from the text
Part I: Constitutional Law
1: From EEC to EU: a brief history of the development of the Union
2: Institutions of the Union: composition and powers
3: Scope of the EU Treaty: laws and lawmaking
4: Principle of supremacy of EU law
5: Principles of direct applicability and direct effects
6: General principles of law
Part II: Enforcement of EU Law
7: Framework for enforcement
8: Remedies in national courts
9: State liability
10: The preliminary rulings procedure
11: Enforcement actions
12: Direct action for annulment
13: Action for failure to act
14: Union liability in tort: action for damages
Part III: Substantive Law
15: Introduction to the internal market
16: Harmonisation
17: Customs union
18: Free movement of goods
19: Derogation from the free movement of goods
20: Free movement of payments and capital
21: Citizenship: rights of free movement and residence
22: Economic rights: workers, establishment and services
23: Free movement: social rights
24: Right to receive services
25: Free movement of persons: limitations on grounds of public policy, public security, or public health
26: The area of freedom, security and justice: EU home affairs law and policy
27: Discrimination
28: Introduction to competition law
29: Enforcement of competition law
Lorna Woods is Professor of Law at the University of Essex and has also held posts at City University, London and Sheffield University.

Philippa Watson is Professor of Law at City University, London and Barrister at Essex Court Chambers, London.
Review(s) from previous edition

"Written in a lucid and engaging style, the text is easy to follow and takes a no-nonsense approach, offering a focused explanation of black-letter law and insightful analysis. - Henri de Waele, Professor of Law, Radboud University Nijmegen & University of Antwerp

"The scope of the book is very impressive and all subjects are approached with attention to detail and careful analysis. The book is very accessible and very readable. " - Magnus Strand, Fellow in Law, Uppsala universitet, Sweden