EC INSTITUTIONS AND
LEGISLATION
In this book Professor John
Usher, one of the UK's leading authorities on EC law and institutions, provides a concise
yet authoritative introduction to the institutions and legislation of the EC in the
context of the EU as a whole. It is essential reading for anybody seeking to understand
how the EU works, although the emphasis is on the legal issues arising in the context of
the EC Treaty. .
EC Institutions and
Legislation thus provides systematic coverage of the EC's political and legal
institutions; the exercise of legislative powers; the legislative process and how this
works; the scope and nature of Community legislation, and the controls on the activities
of EC institutions.
Full account is taken of the
1997 Treaty of Amsterdam, and of the ways in which this builds upon the Maastricht Treaty
on European Union, particularly in shifting the boundaries between the Community and
non-Community elements of the Union, and in opening the way to greater flexibility.
John Usher is Salvesen
Professor of European Institutions at the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Jean Monnet
Professor of European Law, and Director of the University's Europa Institute. He has
written extensively on EC law and institutions, and has lectured widely throughout the
European Union.
189 pages