EU Law Directions is written in an informal and engaging manner with an emphasis on explaining the key topics covered in EU courses with clarity. No previous knowledge is assumed making this is an ideal main text for those encountering EU law for the first time. The book is logically structured and set out in a manner aimed to make EU law less complicated.
The book takes you through all the important aspects of EU law needed for degree level study and examination, from the reasons behind the setting up of the European Communities in the first place to the development of very important substantive areas of law now such as European Citizenship and the continuing development of the law on the free movement of goods.
Online Resource Centre
Student resources
·Timeline
·Annotated web links
·Revision material - study and examination techniques
·Legislation and case updates
Lecturer resources
·Testbank of questions (including questions in text) 150
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About the Author:
Nigel Foster is Jean Monnet Professor of European Law and Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Buckingham. His OUP publications include Foster on EU Law; EU Treaties and Legislation - the best-selling title of the Blackstone's Statute series; Q&A on EC Law; and German Legal System and Laws.
Other publications include Austrian Legal System and Law (Routledge-Cavendish) and EU Law, Text and Materials, with John Tillotson (Routledge-Cavendish). He also contributes the section on 'the Free Movement of the Liberal Professions' to the Sweet and Maxwell EU Law Reporter professional encyclopaedia of EC Law, and has written numerous articles on various aspects of EC Law.
Review:
Review from previous edition: "Students can find EU law a challenging subject but Foster's book provides a helpful resource to support student learning in this subject area."
--Katherine Shaw, Senior Lecturer in Law, Leeds Metropolitan University
"The textbook provides the right amount of breadth and depth. The layout is very student friendly and the writing style makes it easy to understand what the main points are and why."
--Evelyne Schmid, Lecturer in International and European Law, Bangor University, Wales.
"This textbook has just the right amount of depth. It is easy to understand and the extra features and learning aids make this book the best choice for students."
--Chloe Hamblin, Student, University of Plymouth
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0199230358
- ISBN 13 9780199230358
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages432