The Law of the European Union
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:9th Jul '26
Should be back in stock very soon
A comprehensive, clear, convincingly-structured textbook on EU law, combining rigorous analysis and a practitioner perspective, giving it a unique practical tone.
How should EU law be taught in the present day, with the European Union’s post Brexit reality, a continental conflict in Ukraine, and a new digital market?
The answer is provided by this important new textbook. With a unified analytical voice, it provides a comprehensive overview of European Union law. It expertly explains the EU’s constitutional foundations, institutional framework, and substantive policies, with a welcome simplicity of tone, without sacrificing analytical rigour. Where other books can place too much emphasis on the constitutional elements, it places similar weight on the economic dimensions of the EU, particularly its new digital market. The author’s standing as both a scholar and practising lawyer infuses the book with a practical tone, taking the subject out of the abstract and into the everyday, allowing for students’ full engagement. Its approach and tone will map particularly well on continental courses, where the next generation of EU lawyers are emerging from. This is a landmark publication in the field of EU law teaching.
Very few authors nowadays can master the full range, depth and complexity of the different fields governed by EU law. Daniel Sarmiento is amongst the few who can. Drawing on his work as a practitioner, academic, former judicial officer and editor of EU law’s only daily online platform, he seeks in this book to provide readers with a comprehensive, accessible and objective account of the evolution of EU law. It is the sort of treatise which EU law has been lacking since the Treaty of Lisbon and one which members of very different legal audiences will find indispensable. * Síofra O'Leary *
In an era where Europe stands as a beacon of peace, justice, and democratic governance, understanding the legal architecture that holds it together has never been more vital. Written by a rare voice who unites academic rigor, practical expertise, and exceptional teaching clarity, this landmark work illuminates the foundational principles of EU law while capturing the living, ever-evolving dynamism of European integration — an indispensable guide for anyone, within Europe and beyond, who seeks to understand how European law has been, and continues to be, the very engine of a continent that derives resilience from being united in diversity and strong through its weaknesses. * Marta Cartabia *
A definitive guide to European Union law by Daniel Sarmiento—renowned scholar, accomplished practitioner, and one of Europe's leading voices on the constitutional and institutional development of the EU. * Alberto de Gregorio Merino *
ISBN: 9781509996919
Dimensions: 244mm x 172mm x 50mm
Weight: 940g
816 pages