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Overview of European Union Law Research

Overview of European Union Law Research International & Foreign Legal Research Spring 2007 Players European Commission Council of the European Union European Parliament European Economic and Social Committee Court of Justice Court of First Instance European Court of Auditors Others

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Overview of European Union Law Research

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  1. Overview of European Union Law Research International & Foreign Legal Research Spring 2007

  2. Players • European Commission • Council of the European Union • European Parliament • European Economic and Social Committee • Court of Justice • Court of First Instance • European Court of Auditors • Others • Class Materials

  3. Decision-Making • Involves the Commission, the Parliament, and the Council. • In general, the European Commission proposes new legislation and the Council and Parliament pass the laws. • All rules and procedures are laid out in the treaties. • Every proposal for a new law is based on a specific treaty article, referred to as the ‘legal basis’ of the proposal.

  4. Legislative Procedures • Assent • Co-decision (the most common) • Cooperation • Consultation • Class Materials

  5. Documents • Primary Legislation (constitution) • Treaties • Treaty Establishing the European Community • Treaty on European Union • Others • Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe (not in force) • International Agreements • Agreements with other countries & international orgs. • Class Materials

  6. Documents • Secondary Legislation • Regulations • Directives (require implementing legislation) • Decisions • Other • Recommendations • Opinions • Consolidated legislation • Not official, but handy • Class Materials

  7. Preparatory Materials • Preparatory acts • Legislative proposals and opinions from the Commission • COM documents • Legislative proposals • White papers (contain proposals) • Green papers (discussion papers) • Class Materials

  8. Documents • Case Law • Judgments from the European Court of Justice and Court of First Instance • Opinions • Class Materials

  9. Sources • Official Journal • EUR-Lex • Europa • LexisNexis • Westlaw • Other print & electronic sources • Class Materials

  10. Secondary Legislation • Regulations and directives • Number • (EC) 408/98 • L10 1998 • 93/13 (EC) • OJ citation • 1993 OJ L 95/29 • Topic • Legislation in Force

  11. Regulation • Council regulation (EC) 1236/2005, 2005 OJ L 200/1 • EUR-Lex • LexisNexis • Westlaw

  12. Directive • Council Directive 2001/20/EC, 2001 OJ L 121/34 • EUR-Lex • LexisNexis • Westlaw • Implementing legislation • LexisNexis • Westlaw • EUR-Lex • European Current Law: Monthly Digest

  13. Case Law • Print • Official reports • Commercial reports • EUR-Lex • Web site • LexisNexis • Westlaw

  14. Preparatory Acts • Avian Flu, COM(2005)171 final • EUR-Lex • Pre-Lex • Legislative Observatory

  15. Other Useful Sources • Bulletin • A to Z Index • Terminology • Lots of print sources containing commentary, analysis & finding tools • Journal literature • Research guides

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