INTRODUCTION TO EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONAL LAW

A. KUŚ (ED.), E. KRZYSZTOFIK, K. MIASKOWSKA-DASZKIEWICZ, R. PAL, A. PAROL, T. SIENIOW, A. SZACHOŃ-PSZENNY,  K. WOCH, P. WOJTASIK

Wydawnictwo KUL 2013

CONTENTS

List of abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter I. The origin and development of integration processes in Europe after World War II
§1. Introduction
§2. The background of integration processes in Europe after World War II
§3. Founding Treaties
§4. Theories of European integration
§5. Fundamentals of economic integration in the European Communities
§6. Attempts of political and military integration of Western European countries
§7. Deepening European integration in the period 1957-1992
§8. The Treaty of Maastricht
§9. The Treaty of Amsterdam
§10. The Treaty of Nice
§11. Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
§12. Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe
§13. The Treaty of Lisbon
§14. The European Union in a time of financial crisis
§15. Expanding European integration
§16. Polish road to EU membership

Chapter II. The legal basis of the European Union
§1. The legal nature of the European Union
§2. The competences of the European Union
§3. Membership in the European Union
§4. The objectives and tasks of the European Union
§5. General principles of the European Union
§6. EU Structural Policy framework of the European Union

Chapter III. Institutional system
§1. Introduction
§2. The European Parliament
§3. The European Council
§4. Council of the European Union
§5. The European Commission
§6. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
§7. Judicial institutions of the European Union
§8. Court of Auditors
§9. Advisory commitees of the European Union
§10. Financial institutions of the European Union
§11. Offices and agencies of the European Union

Chapter IV. Sources of the EU law
§1. Characteristics and distribution of sources of European Union law
§2. The concept and scope of the acquis communautaire
§3. The hierarchy of sources of the European Union law
§4. Primary legislation
§5. International agreements
§6. Derivative legislation
§7. Legislative acts
§8. Non-legislative acts
§9. Non-binding acts
§10. Instruments of the Common Foreign and Security Policy
§11. Instruments of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
§12. Case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the rules of law

Chapter V. Law-making European Union law
§1. Creating primary law
§2. The rules for creating secondary law in the European Union
§3. Principles of good legislation and the structure of legislative acts
§4. Legislative procedures
§5. Procedures of drafting non-legislative acts
§6. Adoption of the budget of the European Union
§7. Taking decisions on the Common Foreign and Security Policy
§8. International agreements

Chapter VI. The character of the European Union law
§1. Introduction
§2. The autonomy of the European Union law
§3. Rules for the application of EU law
§4. The case-law of constitutional courts in selected Member States within the European within the relationship of the European Union law and national law

Chapter VII. Legal protection system in the European Union
§1. Introduction
§2. Control of the Court of Justice of the European Union over exercising of the European Union law
1. General remarks
2. Complaint regarding a member state’s failure to perform the treaty obligations (Art. 258 - 259 of TFEU)
3. Complaint regarding the statement of invalidity of a legal act of the European Union
4. Charge of illegality
5. Complaint regarding the European Union institution’s failure to act
6. Damages complaint
§3. Position of the national courts in the justice system
of the European Union

Chapter VIII. Protection of the rights and freedoms of individuals in the European Union
§1. Introduction
§2. The protection of fundamental rights in the European Union law
§3. Citizenship of the European Union
§4. The European Union and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
§5. Freedom of religion in the European Union

Chapter IX. Fundamentals of substantive law and European freedoms
§1. Introduction
§2. Free movement of goods
§3. Free movement of persons
§4. Freedom of establishment
§5. Freedom to provide services
§6. The free movement of capital and payments

Autor: Paweł Wojtasik
Ostatnia aktualizacja: 10.03.2014, godz. 19:51 - Paweł Wojtasik