European Union Law

Providing wide-ranging coverage and clear explanations, European Union Law is a trusted guide to the subject with a no-fuss style. Written in its trademark concise prose, the text distils complex ideas without sacrificing academic integrity.

Focusing on the key debates surrounding EU law, this book encourages students to critique and apply the law, and to take a contextual approach to the subject. Students are invited to consider the key concepts in the law and to think for themselves, with the help of self-test questions and numerous suggestions for further reading.


Digital formats and resources
The eleventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats.

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.

As the process of the UK leaving the EU unfolds, readers can also visit the OUP Brexit and EU Law online resources for up-to-date comment, opinion, and updates created to engage students with the legal and political issues and considerations at play: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/brexit

Margot Horspool, Emeritus Professor of European and Comparative Law, University of Surrey, and Professorial Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London,Matthew Humphreys, Head of School of Law, Royal Holloway University of London,Michael Wells-Greco, Lecturer in
International and European Law, University of Maastricht

Margot Horspool is Emeritus Professor of European and Comparative Law at the University of Surrey, and Professorial Fellow at the BIICL, London. She is also a Professor at the University of Notre Dame.

Professor Matthew Humphreys is Professor and Head of School of Law at Royal Holloway University of London. He is also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Matthew was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list 2011 for services to the community in central London.

Michael Wells-Greco is Assistant Professor in International and European Law at the University of Maastricht, and Partner at Charles Russell Speechlys.