This comprehensive introduction to European law in its international context also includes significant coverage of international and comparative law, especially in the area of human rights. Trevor Hartley provides an explanation of the basic principles of each topic covered. The inclusion of cases and extracts from European Community treaties and other instruments make it an invaluable resource for students of European Union (EU) law at university level. Moreover, its coverage of the practical application of EU law in British Courts will be of use to practitioners.

This comprehensive introduction to European law in its international context also includes significant coverage of international and comparative law, especially in the area of human rights. Trevor Hartley provides an explanation of the basic principles of each topic covered. The inclusion of cases and extracts from European Community treaties and other instruments make it an invaluable resource for students of European Union (EU) law at university level. Moreover, its coverage of the practical application of EU law in British Courts will be of use to practitioners.

This text seeks to provide an understanding of the nature and characteristics of the European Union (EU), by scrutizing the EU from a constitutional and legal angle. It examines, for instance, whether the European Court behaves as a court ought to behave, the problems caused by the vague and elastic nature of Community law, whether the division of power between the Union and the Member States is based on any sort of principle, and, if so, whether that principle is consistently applied, the enforcement of Community law and the problems caused by the different levels of compliance in different...