EU Regulations in Practice: Legislative and Judicial Approaches

This book fills a gap in the existing literature by providing a thorough assessment of EU regulations as a source of secondary legislation and their application in all twenty-seven Member States.It also explores that application in neighbouring countries.EU regulations are perceived as the strongest and the most effective sources of EU secondary legislation and it is well-established by the Court of Justice of the European Union that their provisions have vertical and horizontal direct effect.Part 1 of this book examines these points, providing a backdrop to the analysis in the remaining chapters.Parts 2 and 3 focus on the national reception of EU regulations in Member States, and in selected neighbouring jurisdictions.Written by leading practitioners and academics, the book offers both a conceptual underpinning to this element of the European Union’s law-making, as well as its practical application.