Foster on EU Law

Foster on EU Law offers an incisive account of the institutions and procedures of the EU alongside focused analysis of core substantive areas. This clear two-part structure provides students with a solid foundation in the mechanisms and applications of EU law, making it an ideal text for those new to the subject or looking for a concise guide to support further study.

Digital formats and resources
The eighth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.
-The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
-Online resources include practise questions and answer guidance, a timeline of EU development, downloadable diagrams from the book, and study and exam technique guidance from the author in both written and audio formats.

Nigel Foster, RSA, LLM Degree Academic Director, Robert Kennedy College, Zürich, Visiting Professor of European Law at the Europa-Institut, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken

Nigel Foster, FRSA, is the LLM Degree Academic Director at Robert Kennedy College, Zürich and Visiting Professor of European Law at the Europa-Institut, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarland. He has extensive experience teaching and examining EU law. His other OUP publications include Blackstone's EU
Treaties & Legislation, EU Law Directions, Concentrate Q&A on EU Law, and German Legal System and Laws.

Part I: Introduction to the Institutional and Procedural Law of the EU
1. The history and constitutional basis of the European Union
2. The Union institutions
3. The empowerment of the Union: transfer, division, and control of powers
4. EU law: sources, forms, and law-making
5. Supremacy of EU law
6. Ensuring EU laws are effective: remedies and Article 267 TFEU
Part II: Introduction to the Substantive Law of the EU
7. The direct jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice
8. The free movement of goods
9. The free movement of persons
10. An introduction to EU competition law and policy