Written by experts, this innovative textbook offers students a relevant, contextual account of EU law. Under the experienced editorship of Catherine Barnard and Steve Peers, the text draws together a range of expert contributors for rich understanding of each area of the EU law curriculum and to introduce students to key debates in the subject

1: Catherine Barnard & Steve Peers: Introduction 2: Paul Craig: Development of the EU 3: Steve Peers: The EU's political institutions 4: Robert Schutze: Constitutionalism and the European Union 5: Kieran St. C. Bradley: Legislating in the European Union 6: Michal Bobek: The effects of EU law in the national legal systems 7: Bruno de Witte: EU law: is it international law? 8: Herwig C H Hofman: General principles of EU law and EU administrative law 9: Eleanor Spaventa: Fundamental rights in the European Union 10: Albertina Aalbors-Llorens: Judicial protection before the Court of Justice of the European Union 11: Jukka Snell: The internal market and the philosophies of market integration 12: Peter Oliver and Martin Martinez Navarro: Free movement of goods 13: Catherine Barnard: Free movement of natural persons and citizens 14: Catherine Barnard and Jukka Snell: Free movement of legal persons and the provision of services 15: Leo Flynn: Free movement of capital 16: Niamh Nic Shuibhne: Exceptions to the free movement rules 17: Christopher Townley: Competition law 18: Oke Odudu and Albert Sanchez Graells: Public Services 19: Alicia Hinarejos: Economic and monetary union 20: Mia Ronnmar: Labour and equality law 21: Tamara Hervey: EU health law 22: Elisa Morgera and Kati Kulovesi: Environmental law 23: Geraint Howells and Jonathon Watson: European Union consumer law 24: Andras Csuri: EU criminal law 25: Steve Peers: Immigration and asylum 26: Geert De Baere: EU external action 27: Steve Peers and Darren Harvey: Brexit

Catherine Barnard is Professor of European Union Law and Jean Monnet Chair of EU Law at the University of Cambridge. She is also Senior Tutor of Trinity College. She specializes in European Union law, labour and discrimination law, and competition law. Steve Peers is a British academic and an expert on the European Union. He is a Professor in the School of Law at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is also the author of the popular blog eulawanalysis.blogspot.co.uk which offers his, and a variety of well-respected contributors', views on all the key developments in EU law.

Unique multi-contributor textbook, draws together leading experts in the field to provide an introduction to the key principles and perspectives of EU law Written and edited by an experienced team of academics, teachers and practitioners from across Europe A consistently engaging writing style and clear structure ensures every chapter is accessible for students with no prior knowledge of EU law, while still dealing with complex issues and debates to support further study and assessment preparation Critical case studies are included throughout the book, illustrating how EU law functions in practice and presenting a distillation of the key cases to help prepare students for exams and further study Broad coverage ensures the text is suitable for all undergraduate EU law courses, including comprehensive coverage of institutional EU law and the four freedoms as well as chapters on more specialised areas such as competition law, EU criminal law, and health law Diagrams are used regularly throughout the text to clarify areas of difficulty and help students consolidate their understanding of complex processes and structures within the EU Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support