This fully updated text examines the role and powers of the institutions of the European Communities including the Commission and the European Parliament, in the context of the European Union and the relationship between Community law and the municipal law of the Member States.Arranged in five parts, Law and Institutions of the European Union provides detailed coverage of the historical background to the development of the institutions, structure and general principles of law.
The text deals with the nature of the European Union and follows right through to consider current new developments in laws and policies.This seventh edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include comprehensive coverage of the Treaties of Amsterdam and Nice. Law and Institutions of the European Union also provides a complete introduction to the law governing the institutions of the European Union and the European Communities and to the substantive law of the EU and EC.