This
Handbook comprehensively addresses the breadth of law encompassed by the EEA
Agreement, which extends the European Union’s Single Market to three EFTA
countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.The
Handbook is first and foremost intended for practitioners and legal scholars,
but its approachable style makes it readily accessible for students. The
Handbook provides the reader with a thorough grounding in the EEA Agreement,
detailing how secondary EU law becomes applicable in the EFTA pillar, and the
roles played by the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the EFTA Court. It
considers the EEA Agreement from the respective perspectives of the national
authorities, courts, and the legal professions of Iceland, Liechtenstein and
Norway. The book meticulously examines substantive EEA law, beginning with the
general principles and the four freedoms, through competition law and State aid
to such aspects as the precautionary principle, tax law and mutual
administrative and legal assistance. Emphasis is placed on jurisprudence and
especially that of the EFTA Court.Each
chapter has been written by a judge, noted practitioner or eminent academic in
their respective fields and the book is divided into twelve parts:Part I
History and main features of the EEA AgreementPart II
Genesis of EEA LawPart III
Institutions and ProcedurePart IV
National Authorities in the EFTA PillarPart V
National Courts in the EFTA PillarPart VI The
Practicing Bar in the EFTA PillarPart VII
General Principles and ProhibitionPart VIII
The Fundamental FreedomsPart IX
Competition Law and Related MattersPart X
Further Areas of Economic LawPart XI Law
of Natural and Economic ResourcesPart XII
Social Protection and Public Health
This Handbook comprehensively addresses the breadth of law encompassed by the EEA Agreement, which extends the European Union’s Single Market to three EFTA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.The Handbook is first and foremost intended for practitioners and legal scholars, but its approachable style makes it readily accessible for students. The Handbook provides the reader with a thorough grounding in the EEA Agreement, detailing how secondary EU law becomes applicable in the EFTA pillar, and the roles played by the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the EFTA Court. It considers the EEA Agreement from the respective perspectives of the national authorities, courts, and the legal professions of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The book meticulously examines substantive EEA law, beginning with the general principles and the four freedoms, through competition law and State aid to such aspects as the precautionary principle, tax law and mutual administrative and legal assistance. Emphasis is placed on jurisprudence and especially that of the EFTA Court.Each chapter has been written by a judge, noted practitioner or eminent academic in their respective fields and the book is divided into twelve parts:Part I History and main features of the EEA AgreementPart II Genesis of EEA LawPart III Institutions and ProcedurePart IV National Authorities in the EFTA PillarPart V National Courts in the EFTA PillarPart VI The Practicing Bar in the EFTA PillarPart VII General Principles and ProhibitionPart VIII The Fundamental FreedomsPart IX Competition Law and Related MattersPart X Further Areas of Economic LawPart XI Law of Natural and Economic ResourcesPart XII Social Protection and Public Health
Meticulously examines substantive EEA law Emphasis is placed on jurisprudence Valuable guidance for practitioners, academics and students Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Carl Baudenbacher
Basel Convention EEA EFTA EU Enlargement European Economic Area European Free Trade Association European Integration European Union Stockholm Convention Vaduz Convention