This book offers a broad view of the tension between state and market in the political evolution of the European Union. Contemporary developments and issues are set within the historical context of state formation. Paul Kapteyn argues that states are invariably formed by violent conquest, or by fusion in the face of an external threat; and that markets can emerge only only when the state has been established. He points out that while the histories of France, Britain, The Netherlands and Germany conform to these rules, the European Union does not; and he goes on to explore the reasons why this is not so, and its implications. The second section of the book is based on empirical research. Paul Kapteyn underpins his theoretical and historical argument with an analysis of official documents, newspaper articles and interviews with Eurocrats form the various member states. He concentrates especially on two case studies, of the Treaty of Schengen on judicial cooperation and harmonization, and of the problem of EU fraud. He also looks closely at eh consquences of the Maastricht Treaty. The Stateless Marlet is a thought-provoking text, ideally suited to students on European studies, politics, international relations and sociology courses. it will also be of great interest to those professionally concerned with European integration.
This is the long-awaited third English-language edition of the definitive work Introduction to the Law of the European Communities. It incorporates the fifth Dutch edition (from 1995) and has been further revised in cooperation with the editors of that edition to take account of developments up to the spring of 1998. The work examines and critically analyses the developments in the whole field of the law of the European Communities, and includes the legal aspects of the second and third pillars of the European Union as well. The book provides a detailed study of the current state of European Community law, including observations on the outcome of the Amsterdam Treaty. It deals authoritatively with the institutional, procedural and substantive law aspects of Community Law and also covers the historical, political and economic background. Particular attention has been paid to the most recent developments in the movements towards Economic and Monetary Union and the important changes in the social policy provisions adopted in the Treaty of Amsterdam. The principal aim of the publication is to provide an up-to-date reference work for legal practitioners, both professional and academic, and to deepen understanding of the complex nature of the interactions between the various aspects of Community Law. As the previous editions have shown time and again, this major reference work is of immense value to all concerned with the law of the European Communities, from high-level adminsitrators to students.
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