- Dedication
- New to this edition
- Preface
- Guide to the Online Resource Centre
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- I Introduction
- 1. Studying Law
- II The English Legal System
- 2. The Law, the Constitution, and Human Rights in the UK
- 3. Sources of Law, Statutory Interpretation, and the Legislative Process
- 4. The Court Structure and Alternative Forms of Dispute Resolution
- III Law of the European Union
- 5. History, Institutions, Sources of Law, the Impact on the UK, and International Dimension
- IV Contractual Obligations
- 6. Essential Features of a Valid Contract 1
- 7. Essential Features of a Valid Contract 2
- 8. Contracts, Contractual Capacity, Mistake, Misrepresentation, and Duress
- 9. Contractual Terms
- 10. Statutory Regulation of Contracts
- 11. Discharge of Contract and Remedies for Breach
- V Tortious Liability
- 12. Negligence and Nuisance
- 13. Economic Loss, the Liability of Professional Advisors, and Psychiatric Injury
- 14. Vicarious Liability and Statutory Duties
- VI Company Law
- 15. Trading Structures and Forming the Business Enterprise
- 16. Corporate Administration
- 17. Maintenance of Finance and Capital
- 18. Corporate Management
- VII Agency Law
- 19. Agency
- VIII Employment
- 20. Employment Status and the Terms Forming the Contract
- 21. Dismissal at Common Law; Redundancy and the Transfer of Undertakings
- 22. Unfair Dismissal and Constructive Dismissal
- 23. Equality in the Workplace and Parental Rights
- 24. Regulation of the Conditions of Employment
- IX Intellectual Property
- 25. Intellectual Property
- Appendix 1 Additional Chapters
- Appendix 2 Supplement The Consumer Rights Act (CRA) 2015
- Index
(p. 83) 5. History, Institutions, Sources of Law, the Impact on the UK, and International Dimension
- Chapter:
- (p. 83) 5. History, Institutions, Sources of Law, the Impact on the UK, and International Dimension
- Author(s):
James Marson
and Katy Ferris
- DOI:
- 10.1093/he/9780198727347.003.0005
Note: An update has been made available on the Online Resource Centre (April 2016).
This chapter discusses European Union (EU) law and its importance in the learning and understanding of English law. The EU affects the UK in many ways and a lack of awareness of EU law will have a profound and negative impact on any understanding of the English legal system. EU law affects the way Parliament creates laws, how judges interpret and apply the law, and it provides rights and creates obligations on citizens to follow EU laws. Judges in the UK are obliged to follow EU law and in cases of ambiguity, to interpret consistently English law to give effect to EU law. EU law directly affects company law, contract law, the English legal system, and employment law. This chapter identifies the historical development of the EU and the main sources of its law, along with the institutions of the EU and the role each of them plays in the development of the Union.
Access to the complete content on Law Trove requires a subscription or purchase. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription.
Please subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you have purchased a print title that contains an access code, please see the information provided with the code or instructions printed within the title for information about how to register your code.
For questions on access or troubleshooting, please check our FAQs, and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.
- Dedication
- New to this edition
- Preface
- Guide to the Online Resource Centre
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- I Introduction
- 1. Studying Law
- II The English Legal System
- 2. The Law, the Constitution, and Human Rights in the UK
- 3. Sources of Law, Statutory Interpretation, and the Legislative Process
- 4. The Court Structure and Alternative Forms of Dispute Resolution
- III Law of the European Union
- 5. History, Institutions, Sources of Law, the Impact on the UK, and International Dimension
- IV Contractual Obligations
- 6. Essential Features of a Valid Contract 1
- 7. Essential Features of a Valid Contract 2
- 8. Contracts, Contractual Capacity, Mistake, Misrepresentation, and Duress
- 9. Contractual Terms
- 10. Statutory Regulation of Contracts
- 11. Discharge of Contract and Remedies for Breach
- V Tortious Liability
- 12. Negligence and Nuisance
- 13. Economic Loss, the Liability of Professional Advisors, and Psychiatric Injury
- 14. Vicarious Liability and Statutory Duties
- VI Company Law
- 15. Trading Structures and Forming the Business Enterprise
- 16. Corporate Administration
- 17. Maintenance of Finance and Capital
- 18. Corporate Management
- VII Agency Law
- 19. Agency
- VIII Employment
- 20. Employment Status and the Terms Forming the Contract
- 21. Dismissal at Common Law; Redundancy and the Transfer of Undertakings
- 22. Unfair Dismissal and Constructive Dismissal
- 23. Equality in the Workplace and Parental Rights
- 24. Regulation of the Conditions of Employment
- IX Intellectual Property
- 25. Intellectual Property
- Appendix 1 Additional Chapters
- Appendix 2 Supplement The Consumer Rights Act (CRA) 2015
- Index
