Overview

This is the second of three self-contained volumes, making up the Oxford Encyclopaedia of EC Law, a major reference work on the law of the European Community/Union. The first of its kind in any language, it provides an authoritative guide to the interpretation of Community law. This volume focuses in particular upon those areas of Community law which are relevant to the creation and functioning of the internal market, such as the four freedoms, i.e. the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital, including the right of establishment; customs law; company law; intellectual property rights; sex equality law; social security law; public procurement; tax law; and related areas. There will be a companion volume that focuses upon competition law and policy, while a new edition of the volume of the Encyclopaedia covering Institutional Law (first published 1991) will be produced once the fate of the European Constitution has been decided.Each entry begins with a short definition of a term or concept, followed by a longer and more detailed explanation. The definitions and explanations are based on the Treaties and the legal acts of the institutions (secondary legislation), as interpreted in the extensive case-law of the European Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance, to which full references are made in the text. The volume thus contains a comprehensive and detailed coverage of its subject, reflecting the authoritative interpretation of Community law by the Community Courts.The entries are arranged alphabetically, with a full list of entries at the beginning of the volume guiding the reader to the relevant term or concept. For ease of use, the book is thoroughly cross-referenced, and each entry is followed by a reading list to facilitate further research in a particular area. There are comprehensive tables of cases, Treaties, international agreements and secondary legislation, plus an Index to the entire volume. Prepared by a team of recognized experts in the field of EC/EU law, the volume will serve both as a reliable tool for practitioners looking for an authoritative and up-to-date explanation of a subject supported by an extensive citation of cases, and as a starting-point for advanced students or academics wishing to carry out further research in this branch of the law.

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Author:   A G Toth (, Emeritus Professor of European Law, University of Strathclyde)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.40cm , Height: 5.60cm , Length: 25.30cm
Weight:   2.036kg
ISBN:  

9780198256007

ISBN 10:   0198256000
Pages:   976
Publication Date:   07 April 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Area of freedom, security and justice; Charges having equivalent effect to customs duties; Classification of goods for customs purposes; Common Customs Tariff (CCT); Community Customs Code (CC); Community customs territory; Company law; Copyright and related rights ; Customs debt see Customs procedures; Customs procedures; Customs Union; Customs value; Customs warehousing; Designation of origin; Direct taxation; Dublin Convention; Equal pay (principle of); Equal treatment (principle of); European citizenship; European Company; European Economic Area (EEA); European Economic Interest Grouping; Excise duties and similar taxes; Expulsion; Free circulation of goods; Freedom of establishment; Freedom to provide services; Free movement of capital; Free movement of goods; Free movement of persons; Free trade agreements and area; Free zones and warehouses; Frontier worker see Residence permit; General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); Generalised system of preferences; Goods; Industrial design; Intellectual property rights; Internal market; Inward processing; Justice and Home Affairs (JHA); Kyoto Convention; Measures having equivalent effect to quantitative restrictions; Mutual recognition of qualifications; Official authority; Origin of goods; Outward processing; Patent; Plant variety rights; Preferential trade agreements; Public health; Public policy; Public procurement; Public security; Public service; Quantitative restrictions; Residence document; Residence permit; Right of abode; Right of entry and residence; Right to leave; Right to remain; Schengen Agreements; Seasonal worker; Social advantage; Social security; State commercial monopoly; Students; Taxation of goods (prohibition of discrimination); Tax discrimination; Tax harmonization; Temporary residence permit; Topographies of semiconductor products; Trade mark; Transit procedures; TRIPS Agreement; Value added tax (VAT); Vocational training; Worker; World Trade Organization (WTO)

Reviews

Each volume will set forth entries in alphabetical order in the margins. This feature makes it very simple to find the desired word or phrase. One can simply peruse the margins, for the purpose of learning the buzz words of European Community Law. --American Society of International Law<br>

Reviews of the Oxford Encyclopaedia of EC Law volume on Institutional Law This is obviously a useful and accessible sourcebook which evidences the wide learning and considerable diligence which the author has put into this work. The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland there will be two further volumes ... if they are of the same quality as this first volume, the entire work will, in due course, represent a major contribution. D.W. Bowett, The British Year Book of International Law Professor Toth has found the means to serve the two masters of concision and comprehensiveness at once, the former through the clarity and pungency of his expression, the latter by providing not only extensive references to case law and legal writing, but also the appropriate cross-references to other entries in the rest of the Encyclopaedia. If a book may be judged on the basis of one of its component parts, the Oxford Encyclopaedia of European Community Law is a very considerable achievement, whose utility is hardly open to doubt. It can confidently be expected to become a standard work which will take its place beside the Treaties in libraries and offices - and not just those devoted to the practice or study of law - within and outwith the Community. There only remains to await with anticipation the appearance of the two companion volumes. Kieran St. C. Bradley, European Law Review, 17 (1992) The method of presentation is one of the work's strengths. The other strength lies in the clarity and succinctness of the writing. Each entry deals clearly and comprehensively with the relevant principles of law. The work is readable and difficult issues are done full justice. The book should make a useful reference work for anyone needing quick but reliable information on a particular area of institutional law. Cambridge Law Journal Businesspeople hoping to do business with the European Community should do some heavy browsing in this volume. Each volume will set forth entries in alphabetical order in the margins. This feature makes it very simple to find the desired word or phrase. One can simply peruse the margins, for the purpose of learning the buzz words of European Community Law. American Society of International Law Given the excellence of the first two volumes, one hopes that we will not have to wait as long for the final instalment [covering competition law]...The production and layout of the volume are exemplary. The wide margins will no doubt have increased its bulk and price, but will provide welcome space for the marginal annotations necessary to keep pace with this ever-developing area of the law. Charles Lews, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Vol 1, No 2.

Author Information

A G Toth is Emeritus Professor of European Law at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He previously held the Jean Monnet Chair in European Law at Strathclyde for 12 years, until his retirement in 2001.

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