The General Principles of EU Law

• The leading exposition of the 'general principles' of law as developed by the European Court of Justice, of central importance to understanding the application of EU law in practice
• Includes analysis of the case-law in key areas of EU law not covered elsewhere, including the jurisdiction of the ECJ in human rights matters, and the rules governing remedies for protection of Community rights in national courts
• Cited by the ECJ and other courts as an authority on the application of general principles

New to this edition

• Fully revised and updated, including analysis of the developments in the Constitutional Treaty
• A new chapter examines the relationship between the principle proportionality and the definition of EU competence

Readership: Practitioners and judiciary in EU Member States, scholars and advanced students of European law.

Takis Tridimas, Sir John Lubbock Professor of Banking Law, and Head of the International Financial Law Unit, Queen Mary, University of London

Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
1: The General Principles of Law in the European Union Legal Order
2: The Principle of Equality
3: The Principle of Proportionality: Review of Community Measures
4: The Principle of Proportionality: Relationship with Competence and Subsidiarity
5: The Principle of Proportionality: Review of National Measures
6: Legal Certainty and Protection of Legitimate Expectations
7: Fundamental Rights
8: The Rights of Defence
9: The Principle of Effectiveness
Liability of Community Institutions
11: State Liability for Breach of EU Law
12: Conclusions
Bibliography
Index