European Union Law: fundamental concepts

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Abstract

Forward The present work of Professor Anja Bothe is a very important aid to the study of European Union Law. Aimed at the general public, it serves differently several sectors or sub-publics. Those who are now beginning their study of this discipline will easily understand its internal organization and know how to articulate the various substantive, institutional, and procedural issues. They will be able to apprehend the juseuropean tree of knowledge, visualizing its trunk and its branches. This will facilitate the deepening of their studies and allow them to move further to more demanding levels. For those who never studied European Union Law systematically but, namely because of professional reasons, have access to many sources of information about the European Union, this book provides a quick and effective way of structuring the information they collect, knowing where and how they should arrange it conceptually and schematically. In this way, they will avoid forgetting, misunderstanding or ignoring basic and structural questions. For those who are already very familiar with European Union law, this work allows a recapitulation of the subject, allowing through the visualization of the most important aspects recall those secondary aspects that directly relate to them. For these and other reasons, this work can therefore be very useful in academic and professional contexts where it is useful or necessary to move from point A to point B by quickly convening knowledge of the central aspects of European Union Law. Jónatas E. M. Machado Professor of Law of the European Union Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and Autonomous University of Lisbon (UAL) ; A basic understanding of the structure and operation of the European Union is essential, not only for all branches of law, but also for management, public relations, marketing, communication, sociology and the economy. Moreover, citizens may find this book very relevant and useful in capturing the fundamental notions underlying the EU, which may cause great impacts on everybody´s daily life. The author, Anja Bothe, concluded her Ph.D. at the Law Faculty of Hamburg. She teaches several branches of law, some of them in English, at the School of Management Sciences, Health, IT & Engineering Atlântica of Barcarena, and at the University Autonoma of Lisbon, where she is also integrated in the Investigation Center of the Law Department called Ratio Legis.