Blueprints: EU Law

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Part 1 The constitutional law of the European Union and jurisdiction of the EU Courts
	1 The historical background to the European Union
		THE CREATION OF THE ECSC, EEC AND EURATOM
		WIDENING THE TIES: ENLARGEMENT
		DEEPENING THE TIES: FURTHER INTEGRATION
		THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE MAASTRICHT TREATY
		THE TREATY OF AMSTERDAM 1997
		THE TREATY OF NICE
		THE FAILED CONSTITUTIONAL TREATY
		THE TREATY OF LISBON
		ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION
		THE EU TODAY
	2 Decision-making in the EU institutions
		OVERVIEW OF THE EU INSTITUTIONS
		THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
		THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
		THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
		THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
	3 The Court of Justice and the preliminary reference procedure
		THE COURT OF JUSTICE
		ROLE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE IN DEVELOPING EU LAW
		THE GENERAL COURT
		SPECIALISED COURTS
		PRELIMINARY RULINGS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EU LAW
		PRELIMINARY RULINGS UNDER ARTICLE 267 TFEU
		TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND THE FORMER THIRD PILLAR
		SIMPLIFIED, EXPEDITED AND URGENT PROCEDURES
	4 The sources of EU law and competences of the EU
		THE FOUNDING TREATIES
		THE COMPETENCE OF THE UNION
	5 General principles and fundamental rights
		GENERAL PRINCIPLES
		FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
		ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
		THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
		PROPORTIONALITY
		EQUALITY
		LEGAL CERTAINTY
		PROCEDURAL RIGHTS
		OTHER GENERAL PRINCIPLES
	6 The supremacy of EU law
		INTRODUCTION
		SUPREMACY, THE TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
		ROLE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE
		EU LAW IN THE UK
		EU LAW IN OTHER MEMBER STATES
	7 Direct and indirect effect
		THE ROLE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE
		DIRECT APPLICABILITY AND DIRECT EFFECT
		DIRECT EFFECT OF ACTS OF THE INSTITUTIONS
		INDIRECT EFFECT
	8 The principle of State liability
		THE ROLE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE IN DEVELOPING STATE LIABILITY
		EXTENDING STATE LIABILITY
		NATIONAL REMEDIES AND EFFECTIVE JUDICIAL PROTECTION
	9 Enforcement actions against Member States
		ENFORCEMENT AND THE LEGAL ORDER OF THE EU
		DIRECT ACTIONS UNDER ARTICLE 258 TFEU
		PARALLEL PROCEEDINGS AND INTERIM MEASURES
		ACTIONS BY MEMBER STATES AGAINST OTHER MEMBER STATES UNDER ARTICLE 259 TFEU
		PENALTIES AGAINST MEMBER STATES UNDER ARTICLE 260 TFEU
	10 Judicial review and damages claims
		CHALLENGING AN ACT OF THE EU INSTITUTIONS
		ACTION FOR ANNULMENT UNDER ARTICLE 263 TFEU
		ACTION FOR INACTIVITY UNDER ARTICLE 265 TFEU
		INDIRECT REVIEW UNDER ARTICLE 277 TFEU
		LIABILITY OF THE EU INSTITUTIONS UNDER ARTICLE 340 TFEU
		ROLE OF THE NATIONAL COURTS
		CONCLUSION
Part 2 Free movement and the single market
	11 Customs duties, discriminatory taxation and state monopolies
		FREE MOVEMENT, THE CUSTOMS UNION AND THE TREATIES
		PROHIBITION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES AND CHARGES OF EQUIVALENT EFFECT
		PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATORY TAXATION UNDER ARTICLE 110 TFEU
		STATE MONOPOLIES
	12 The free movement of goods
		PRINCIPAL PROVISIONS ON THE FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS
		PROHIBITION OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS AND OF MEQRS
		PROHIBITION OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORTS AND OF MEQRS
		DEROGATION FROM ARTICLES 34 AND 35 TFEU UNDER ARTICLE 36 TFEU
	13 Union citizenship
		INTRODUCTION TO UNION CITIZENSHIP
		DEFINING UNION CITIZENSHIP
		DIRECTIVE 2004/38 – THE CITIZENS’ DIRECTIVE
		RIGHTS OF EXIT AND ENTRY
		RIGHTS OF THE ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE
		POLITICAL RIGHTS OF UNION CITIZENS
		LIMITATIONS ON GROUNDS OF PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SECURITY OR PUBLIC HEALTH
		NATIONALS OF THIRD COUNTRIES
		CONCLUSION
	14 The free movement of workers
		OVERVIEW
		RIGHTS OF WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
		SOCIAL SECURITY
	15 The right of establishment and the freedom to provide services
		THE RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT AND PROVISION OF SERVICES
		FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES
		DIRECTIVE 2006/123 – THE SERVICES DIRECTIVE
		FREEDOM TO RECEIVE SERVICES
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