Practical Case-solving in European Law
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Spring Semester 2010; Wednesday and Thursday, 15.00 - 19.00, Auditorium W23 at Riga Graduate School of Law (Strelnieku iela 4k-2). The course starts on February 11 and will finish on March 10 (first part) resp. April 14 (whole course). Interim examination (course paper) in March 2010, final examination at 19.04.2010 |
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Final note
In April 2010, after the end of the lectures, this website has been finished. It will stay available for the purpose of deepening and repetition. With best wishes for your future studies and career, yours Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmitz
The course provides a deepening of your knowledge of European law and an advanced education in practical case-solving. It focuses on those elements and structures of the law of the European Union, which are fundamental for the understanding of the Union and for the work as a lawyer in its member states. It deals in particular with the basic concepts and the implementation and enforcement of European Union law, with the competences and institutions of the Union, the protection of fundamental rights in Union law and the economic fundamental freedoms of the Union's citizens.
The law of the European Union will not be presented in the conventional abstract way, but packed in practical cases, which show the relevance for the practical work of a lawyer. We will solve the cases and elaborate complex solutions together. Thereby the course participants will get a thorough instruction and advanced training in the methods and techniques of legal case-solving, in particular in the writing of legal opinions. They will learn and train how to approach an individual case, how to work out precisely the exact question to answer, how to structure correctly the solution of a case in the field of European law and how to formulate it accurately. They shall also gain the ability to solve entangled cases with complicated facts and intricate complex legal problems in a rational, well-structured, comprehensible and reconstructable way. Eventually, they will be so familiar with the strict inherent rules of legal case-solving, that they will easily discover the weak points and flawed arguments in the presentation of cases by their colleagues, being able to take advantage of them, for example in legal disputes and Court proceedings.
Conditions: The joint course of the Faculty of Law and the Riga Graduate School of Law is open for students of all faculties. In order to get 4 credit points (B), participants are required to pass an interim examination (course paper in March, 60 %) and a final examination (written test in April, 40 %). The students at the Riga Graduate School of Law also have the option to follow the first part of the course only, in order to get 2.5 credit points.
Downloads (PDF files)
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Bibliography (special bibliography for this course) |
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Bibliography (general bibliography on European law) |
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Case 1 (concerning the structure of the case solution, introductory and concluding sentences and the free movement of goods) |
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Case 2 (concerning the customs union, the common visa and immigration policy and actions against member states) |
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Case 3 (concerning the legal nature and mutual loyalty within the European Union) |
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Case 4 (concerning the requirements of legality of legal acts of the European Union) |
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Case 5 (concerning the action for failure to fulfil obligations, the reference for a preliminary ruling and the transposition of directives) |
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Case 6 (concerning the preliminary ruling proceedings and the freedom of establishment; case for the interim examination) |
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Case 7 (concerning the action for failure to act and the monitoring of state aids by the Commission) |
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Case 8 (concerning the action for failure to fulfil obligations and the obligation of the member states to enforce Community law) |
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Case 9 (concerning the preliminary ruling proceedings, the competences of the Union, approximation of laws, the free movement of goods and the freedom to provide services) |
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Case 10 (concerning the requirements of legality of legal acts of the European Union and the principle of respect for the national identities of the member states; case for the final examination) |
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Diagram 1 (The legality of legal acts of the European Union) |
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Diagram 2 (Legal actions at the European Court of Justice) |
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Diagram 3 (The infringement proceedings) |
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Diagram 4 (The preliminary ruling proceedings) |
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Diagram 5 (The action for failure to act) |
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Additional
general materials on the Law of the European Union
(® background
informations) |
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- Additional material 2 (introduction to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union) |
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§ 1 Introduction to the methods and techniques of legal case-solving |
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§ 2 Basic concepts of the law of the European Union |
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§ 3 Implementation and enforcement of the law of the European Union |
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§ 4 The competences and the institutions of the European Union |
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§ 5 The fundamental rights in the law of the European Union |
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§ 6 The economic fundamental freedoms of the citizens of the Union |
[A. General introductions] [B. Cases] [C. Other materials] [General bibliography on European Law]
Note: Exercises in practical case-solving are common in legal education in many European countries. They are, however, still less common in the field of European law. Often, the materials used by the lecturers are not published. In particular, there is not much relevant literature in English. Since the education in practical case-solving has a long tradition and is very developed in the German speaking countries, most specific liteature is in German. - In this course, extensive materials are provided (in English and German) by the lecturer.
A. General introductions to the methods and techniques of legal case-solving
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Beljin, Saša: EG-Recht in der Fallbearbeitung, JuS 2002, 987 (on the relevance of European law for the solving of cases on national law) |
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Bringewat, Peter: Methodik der juristischen Fallbearbeitung. Mit Aufbau- und Prüfungsschemata aus dem Zivil-, Strafrecht und öffentlichen Recht, 2007 (general methodological instructions) |
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Butzer, Hermann; Epping, Volker: Arbeitstechnik im öffentlichen Recht. Vom Sachverhalt zur Lösung. Methodik – Technik – Materialerschließung, 3rd edition 2005 (general methodological instructions) |
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Muntjewerff, Antoinette: Learning Legal Case Solving with the Computer Program PROSA, 2000 (about a computer program developed in the nineties at the University of Amsterdam to facilitate legal case-solving) |
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Pense, Uwe: Methodik der Fallbearbeitung. Juristische Klausurtechnik für Studium und Examen, 2nd edition 2008 (methodological instructions with regard to case-solving examinations) |
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Schimmel, Roland: Juristische Klausuren und Hausarbeiten richtig formulieren: Methodik und Fallbearbeitung, 8th edition 2009 |
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Schwacke, Peter: Juristische Methodik. Mit Technik der Fallbearbeitung, 4th edition 2003 (general methodological instructions) |
B. Practical cases on European law
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Arndt, Hans-Wolfgang; Fischer, Kristian: Europarecht. 20 Fälle mit Lösungen, 6th edition 2008 |
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Epiney, Astrid: Europarecht. Fälle und Lösungen, 2001 |
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Epping, Volker; Lenz, Sebastian: Fallrepetitorium Europarecht. Fälle und Lösungen, 2005 |
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Hoffmann, Michael; Odendahl, Guido: Europarecht - Fälle mit Lösungen, 2nd edition 2008 |
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Kleinlein, Thomas; Löhr, Tillmann; Oettingen, Anna von; Pfaff, Christina: Examensvorbereitungskurs Europa- und Völkerrecht. Fälle und Lösungsskizzen aus dem Sommersemester 2005 zum Download, University of Frankfurt 2005 |
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Lecheler, Helmut; Gundel, Jörg: Übungen im Europarecht, 2nd edition 2010 [coming in summer 2010] |
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Lorz, Ralph Alexander: Fallrepetitorium Europarecht, 2006 |
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Münchhausen, Marco von; Püschel, Ingo P.; Kutschke: Fallrepetitorium Europarecht anhand von 25 klassischen Entscheidungen, 2004 [cases and case solutions on filing cards] |
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Munzel, Ina: Grundlagen Fälle Europarecht, 2009 [on the basis of the Treaty of Lisbon] |
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Pieper, Stefan Ulrich: Fälle und Lösungen zum Europarecht, 2nd edition 2004 |
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Rebord, Annette: L'essentiel du droit européen, 2008 |
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Salinas Alcega, Sergio; Tirado Robles, Carmen: Casos prácticos de derecho de la Unión Europea, 2005 |
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Weber, Albrecht; Gas, Tonio: Fälle zum Europarecht, 2nd edition 2003 |
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Weiß, Wolfgang: Fälle mit Lösungen aus dem Europa- und Völkerrecht, 2nd edition 2005 |
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Cuthbert, Michael: European Union Law Q&A [Questions & Answers], 7th edition 2009 |
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Foster, Nigel: EU Law 2009 - 2010 [Blackstone's Law Questions & Answers], 7th edition 2009 |
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Hesselhaus, Sebastian: Europarecht. Examinatorium, 2010 |
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Hofman, Herwig; Masson, Antoine: Travaux dirigés de droit européen, 2006 |
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Schäfer, Peter: Studienbuch Europarecht. Das Wirtschaftsrecht der EG. Übersichten, Prüfungsschemata, Fallmethodik, 3rd edition 2006 (diagrams, examination schemes, methodological instructions) |
For the solving of cases concerning the economic fundamental freedoms see also the diagrams and cases from my course "EC Internal Market Law", 2009.
General Bibliography on European Law
[A. Textbooks] [B. Commentaries] [C. Works of reference, handbooks] [D. Law reports, casebooks] [E. Compendiums of laws] [F. Journals] [Special bibliography for this course]
Preliminary remark: Since the Treaty of Lisbon has entered into force in December 2009, most textbooks, commentaries, handbooks and other publications on European Union law are not up to date anymore. There have been extensive and far-reaching changes, in particular concerning the institutions of the Union and the protection of fundamental rights. Therefore, it is recommended to use primarily new books or new editions, which have been published in 2010.
I. For introduction and repetition
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Adam, Roberto; Tizzano, Antonio: Lineamenti di diritto dell'Unione europea, 2008 |
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Arndt, Hans-Wolfgang: Europarecht, 9th edition 2008 (with CD-ROM) |
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Cygan, Adam; Szyszak, Erika: Understanding EU Law, 2nd edition 2008 |
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Davies, Karen: Understanding EU Law, 3rd edition 2007 |
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Doerfert, Carsten: Europarecht. Die Grundlagen der Europäischen Union mit ihren politischen und wirtschaftlichen Bezügen, 4thd edition 2010 |
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Favret, Jean Marc: L'essentiel de l'Union européenne et du droit communautaire, 9th edition 2009 |
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Folsom, Ralph H.: European Union Law in a Nutshell, 6th edition 2008 |
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Folsom, Ralph H.: Principles of European Law, 2nd edition 2009 |
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Foster, Nigel: Foster on EU Law, 2nd edition 2009 |
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Gaja, Giorgio; Adinolfi, Adelina: Introduzione al diritto dell'Unione europea, new edition 2010 |
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Gatawis, Siegbert; Broks, Edmunds; Bule, Zane: Eiropas tiesības, 2002 |
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Gautron, Jean-Claude: Droit européen, 13th edition 2009 |
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Owen, Richard: Essential European Community Law, 3rd edition 2006 |
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Roux, Jérôme: Droit général de l'Union européenne, 2nd edition 2008 |
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Torrent Ruiz, Armando: Fundamentos del Derecho Europeo, 2007 |
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Wallis, Richard: Guide to European Law and Institutions, 2nd edition 2010 |
II. For comprehensive information
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Alehno, Ivo; Buka, Arnis; Butkevičs, Jānis; Jarinovska, Kristīne; Škoba, Laine: Ievads Eiropas Savienības tiesībās (Tiesu prakse un komentāri), 2nd edition 2004 |
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Assumma, Giorgio; Mari, Gaia; Riffero, Giovanni: Manuale di diritto dell'Unione Europea, 2009 |
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Ballarino, Tito: Manuel breve di diritto dell'Unione europea, 2nd edition 2007 |
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Berry, Elspeth; Hargreaves, Sylvia: European Union Law, 2nd edition 2007 |
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Bieber, Roland; Epiney, Astrid; Haag, Marcel: Die Europäische Union. Europarecht und Politik, 8th edition 2008 |
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Blūzma, Valdis; Buka, Arnis; Deksnis, Eduards Bruno; Jarinovska, Kristīne; Jundze, Inese; Jundzis, Tālavs; Levits, Egils: Eiropas tiesĪbas, 2nd edition 2007 |
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Borchardt, Klaus-Dieter: Die rechtlichen Grundlagen der Europäischen Union, 3rd edition 2006 |
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Bou Franch, Valentín; Cervera Vallterra, María and others: El derecho de la Unión Europea, 2007 |
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Clergerie, Jean-Louis; Gruber, Annie; Rambaud, Patrick: L'Union européenne, 7th edition 2008 |
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Fairhurst, John: Law of the European Union, 7th edition 2010 |
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Haltern, Ulrich: Europarecht. Dogmatik im Kontext, 2nd edition 2007 |
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Haratsch, Andreas; Koenig, Christian; Pechstein, Matthias: Europarecht, 7th edition 2010 |
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Hartley, Trevor: The Foundations of European Union Law, 7th edition 2010 [coming in summer 2010] |
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Herdegen, Matthias: Europarecht, 12th edition 2010 |
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Hobe, Stephan: Europarecht, 5th edition 2010 |
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Horspool, Margot; Humphreys, Matthew: European Union Law, 6th edition 2010 [coming in summer 2010] |
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Isaac, Guy; Blanquet, Marc: Droit général de l'Union européenne, 9th edition 2006 |
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Jacqué, Jean Paul: Droit institutionnel de l'Union européenne, 5th edition 2009 |
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Kaczorowska, Alina: European Union law, 2008 |
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Kent, Penelope: Law of European Union, 2008 |
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Laffranque, Julia: Euroopa Liidu õigussüsteem ja Eesti õiguse koht selles, 2006 |
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Mathijsen, Petrus S.R.F.: A Guide to European Union Law, 10th edition 2010 |
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Natale, Elpidio; Verrilli Antonio: Compendio di diritto dell'Unione europea (diritto comunitario), 2nd edition 2010 |
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Reich, Norbert: Understanding EU Law. Objectives, Principles and Methods of Community Law, 2nd edition 2005 |
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Steiner, Josephine; Woods, Lorna; Twigg-Flesner, Christian: EU Law, 10th edition 2009 |
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Streinz, Rudolf: Europarecht, 8th edition 2008 |
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Tillotson, John; Cygan, Adam: Text, Cases and Materials on European Union Law, 5th edition 2007 |
III. For scientific studies
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Arnull, Anthony; Dashwood, Alan; Ross, Malcolm;Wyatt, Derrick; Spaventa, Eleanor; Dougan, Michael: Wyatt & Dashwood's European Union Law, 5th edition 2006 |
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Chalmers, Damian; Davies, Gareth; Monti, Giorgio: European Union Law. Text and Materials, 2nd edition 2010 |
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Craig, Paul; Búrca, Gráinne de: EU Law. Text, Cases and Materials, 4th edition 2007 |
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Díez Moreno, Fernando: Manual de derecho de la Unión europea, 5th edition 2009 |
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Kapteyn, P. J. G; McDonnell, A. M.; Mortelmans, K. J. M.; Timmermans, C. W. A. (editors): The Law of the European Union and the European Communities, 4th edition 2009 |
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Lenaerts, Koen; Nuffel, Piet van: Constitutional law of the European Union, 3rd edition 2010 [coming in summer 2010] |
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Mangas Martín, Araceli; Liñán Nogueras, Diego J.: Instituciones y derecho de la Unión Europea, 6th edition 2010 |
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Oppermann, Thomas; Classen, Claus Dieter; Nettesheim, Martin: Europarecht, 4th edition 2009 [see also the 2nd edition in Estonian translation, Euroopa õigus, 2002] |
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Rideau, Joël: Droit institutionnel de l'Union et des communautés européennes, 5th edition 2006 |
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Schweizer, Michael; Hummer, Waldemar; Obwexer, Walter: Europarecht. Das Recht der Europäischen Union, 2007 |
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Vincenzo, Guizzi: Manuale di diritto e politica dell'Unione Europea, 3rd edition 2003 |
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Verrilli, Antonio (editor): Diritto dell'Unione europea: aspetti istituzionali e politiche comuni, 15h edition 2007 |
III. On EU Internal Market Law
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Barnard, Catherine: The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms, 3rd edition 2010 [coming in summer 2010] |
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Davies, Gareth: European Union internal market law, 3rd edition 2006 |
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Dubouis, Louis; Blumann, Claude: Droit matériel de l'Union européenne, 5th edition 2009 |
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Dutheil de la Rochère, Jacqueline: Droit matériel de l'Union européenne, 3rd edition 2006 |
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Ehlers, Dirk (editor): Europäische Grundrechte und Grundfreiheiten, 3rd edition 2009 [2nd edition 2005 = European Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, 2007] |
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Epiney, Astrid; Meyer, Annekathrin; Mosters, Robert: Europarecht, Teil 2: Die Grundfreiheiten des EG-Vertrages, 2nd edition 2007 |
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Gormley, Laurence: EU Law of Free Movement of Goods and Customs Union, 2009 |
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Goyder, D.G.; Goyder, Joanna; Albors-Llorens, Albertina: EC Competition Law, 5th edition 2009 |
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Hailbronner, Kay; Jochum, Gerhard: Europarecht II. Binnenmarkt und Grundfreiheiten, 2006 |
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Kilian, Wolfgang: Europäisches Wirtschaftsrecht, 3rd edition 2008 |
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Korah, Valentine: An Introductory Guide to EC Competition Law and Practice, 2007 |
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Lyons, Timothy: EC Customs Law, 2nd edition 2008 |
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Maubernard, Christophe: Droit matériel de l'Union européenne, 2007 |
B. Commentaries (article-by-article presentation)
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Calliess, Christian; Ruffert, Matthias (editors): Kommentar des Vertrages über die Europäische Union und des Vertrages zur Gründung der Europäischen Gemeinschaft - EUV/EGV -, 2nd edition 2002 [see also the 3rd edition: EUV/EGV. Das Verfassungsrecht der Europäischen Union mit Europäischer Grundrechtecharta, 2007; note, however, that these Treaties do not represent a Constitution of the European Union and that the Charter of Fundamental Rights has not become legally binding before December 2009] |
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Calliess, Christian; Ruffert, Matthias (editors): Verfassung der Europäischen Union. Kommentar der Grundlagenbestimmungen, 2006 |
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Dabbah, Maher M.: EC and UK Competition Law. Commentary, Cases and Materials, 2004 |
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Geiger, Rudolf; Khan, Daniel-Erasmus; Kotzur, Markus: EUV/AEUV. Vertrag über die Europäische Union. Vertrag über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union, 5th edition 2010 [coming in summer 2010] |
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Grabitz, Eberhard; Hilf, Meinhard (editors): Das Recht der Europäischen Union (loose-leaf edition), volume 1 - 5, 40th edition 2010 |
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Groeben, Hans von der; Schwarze, Jürgen (editors): Kommentar zum Vertrag über die Europäische Union und zur Gründung der Europäischen Gemeinschaft, 6th edition volume 1 - 4, 2003 - 2004 |
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Hailbronner, Kay; Wilms, Heinrich: Recht der Europäischen Union (loose-leaf edition), 2008 |
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Lenz, Carl Otto; Borchardt, Klaus-Dieter (editors): EU-Verträge, 5th edition 2010 |
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Meyer, Jürgen (editor): Charta der Grundrechte der Europäischen Union, 3rd edition 2010 [coming in spring 2010] |
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Pingel, Isabelle (editor): De Rome à Lisbonne: Commentaire article par article des traités UE et CE, 2nd edition 2010 |
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Pocar, Fausto (editor): Commentario breve ai trattati della Comunità e dell'Unione Europea, 2001 |
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Priollaud, François;Siritzky, David: Le traité de Lisbonne. Commentaire, article par article, des nouveaux traités européens (TUE et TFUE), 2008 |
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Sauron, Jean-Luc: Comprendre le Traité de Lisbonne: Texte consolidé intégrale des traités, explications et commentaires, 2007 |
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Schwarze, Jürgen (editor): EU-Kommentar, 2nd edition 2009 |
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Smit, Hans; Herzog, Peter; Campbell, Christian; Zagel, Gudrun (editors): The Law of the European Union (loose-leaf edition), volume 1 und 2, 2005 |
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Streinz, Rudolf (editor): EUV/EGV. Vertrag über die Europäische Union und Vertrag zur Gründung der Europäischen Gemeinschaft, 2003 |
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Vedder, Christoph: Heintschel von Heinegg, Wolff (editors): Europäisches Unionsrecht. EUV, AEUV, Grundrechte-Charta, Handkommentar, 2010 [coming in summer 2010] |
C. Works of reference, encyclopaedias and handbooks (for legal practitioners and for scientific research)
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European Commission [Eiropas Komisija] (editor): Glossary (explanation of numerous legal and political terms) |
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Schmitz, Thomas (editor): Eiropas tiesību pamattermini / Grundwortschatz Europarecht / Basic Vocabulary of European Union Law, 2009 (legal dictionary German, English, Latvian) |
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Dauses, Manred A. (editior): Handbuch des EU-Wirtschaftsrechts (loose-leaf edition), 1998 ff. |
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Debard, Thierry; Le Baut-Ferrarèse, Bernadette; Nourissat, Cyril: Dictionnaire du droit de l'Union européenne, 2nd edition 2007 |
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Eberts, Dōnats; Freija, Ieva; Jarve, Kristīne; Jerņeva, Jūlija; Lutere-Timmele, Dace; Pāvila, Debora; Rone, Dana; Rūķe, Ilona; Vasariņš, Normunds: Eiropas Savienības tiesību piemērošana. Rokasgrāmata praktizējošiem juristiem, 2nd edition 2008 |
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Frenz, Walter: Handbuch Europarecht, volume 1: Europäische Grundfreiheiten, 2004; volume 2: Europäisches Kartellrecht, 2005; volume 3: Beihilfe- und Vergaberecht, 2006; volume 4: Europäische Grundrechte, 2008; volume 5: Wirkungen und Rechtsschutz, 2010 |
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Jones, Christopher; Woude, Marc van der: EC Competition Law Handbook 2010, 2009 |
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Lachmayer, Konrad; Bauer, Lukas (editors): Praxiswörterbuch Europarecht, 2008 |
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Phinnemore, David; McGowan, Lee: A Dictionary of the European Union, 4th edition 2008 |
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Ritter, Lennart; Braun, David W.: European Competition Law. A Practitioner's Guide, 3rd edition 2005 |
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Toth, A.G.: The Oxford Encyclopaedia of European Community Law, volume II: The Law of the Internal Market, 2005; volume III: Competition Law and Policy, 2008 |
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Weidenfeld, Werner (editor): Europa-Handbuch, volume 1: Die Europäische Union - Politisches System und Politikbereiche, 4th edition 2006 |
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Court of Justice of the European Communities/Union [Eiropas Kopienu/Savienības Tiesa] (editor): Reports of Cases before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance, Part I: Court of Justice, Part II: Court of First Instance (official reports of the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice and of the General Court [formerly the Court of First Instance]), 1954 ff. |
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Court of Justice of the European Communities/Union [Eiropas Kopienu/Savienības Tiesa] (editor): Case-law (database of the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice, the General Court [formerly the Court of First Instance] and the Civil Service Tribunal and also of the opinions of the Advocates General in the different official languages; see in particular the subsite "Important pre-accession case-law" with its translations of important judgements in the languages of the new member states; see also the subsite "Digest of the case-law", a comprehensive database of headnotes and summaries [in French only]. |
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Publications Office (editor): EUR-Lex. Case-law (database of the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice, the General Court [formerly the Court of First Instance] and the Civil Service Tribunal and also of the opinions of the Advocates General in in the different official languages) |
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Barents, Rene: Directory of EC Case Law on Competition, 2007 |
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Barents, Rene: Directory of EC Case Law on State Aids, 2008 |
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Barents, René: Directory of EU Case Law on the Preliminary Ruling Procedure, 2009 |
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Hummer, Waldemar; Vedder, Christoph (editors): Europarecht in Fällen, 5th edition 2010 [coming in summer 2010] |
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Kacsorowska, Alina (Herausgeber): Law of the European Union. 150 Leading Cases, 3rd edition 2004 |
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Levasseur, Alain A.; Scott, Richard F.; Raynouard, Arnaud; Wathelet, Melchior: The Law of the European Union, volume 2: Economic Law and Common Policies: Cases and Materials, 2006, supplement 2007 |
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Masclet, Jean-Claude: Les grands arrêts de droit communautaire, 3rd edition 2007 |
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Pechstein, Matthias: Entscheidungen des Europäischen Gerichtshofs. Kommentierte Studienauswahl, 5th edition 2009 |
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Rambaud, Patrick: Les grandes décisions de la jurisprudence communautaire, 2007 |
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Sudre, Frédéric; Tinière, Romain: Droit communautaire des droits fondamentaux. Recueil de décisions de la Cour de Justice des Communautés européennes, 2008 |
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Turner, Chris: EU Law. Key Cases, 2006 |
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Weatherill, Stephen: Cases and Materials on EU Law, 9th edition 2010 [coming soon] |
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Publications Office [Publikāciju birojs] (editor): EUR-Lex. The access to European Union law [Piekļluve Eiropas Savienības tiesību aktiem] (Online compendium in the different official languages of the EU. Here you can find almost all regulations and directives and the Official Journal of the EU. Look here for the founding treaties.) |
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European Commission [Eiropas Komisija] (editor): Summaries of EU legislation (specialised online compendium of legislation concerning the individual fields of activities) |
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Busby, Nicole; Smith, Rhona (editors): Core EU Legislation 2009-2010, 2009 |
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Davies, Karen (editor): EU Legislation and Treaties (Key Statutes), 2008-2009 edition |
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Foster, Nigel (editor): EU Treaties and Legislation 2009-2010, 20th edition 2009 |
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Simmonds, K. R. (editor): Encyclopedia of European Community Law, volume 1 - 12 (loose-leaf edition), updated 2009 |
F. Journals in the field of European law
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CDE: Cahiers de droit européen, since 1965 |
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CJEL: Columbia Journal of European Law, since 1994 |
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CMLRev: Common Market Law Review, since 1964 |
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EHRLR: European Human Rights Law Review, since 1979 |
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EIoP: European Integration Online Papers, since 1997 (internet journal) |
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ELJ: European Law Journal, since 1995 |
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ELRev: European Law Review, since 1975 |
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EuGRZ: Europäische Grundrechte-Zeitschrift, since 1974 |
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EuR: Europarecht, since 1965 |
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EuZW: Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht, since 1990 |
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FCE: Forum Constitutionis Europae, since 1998 (internet journal) |
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Integration: since 1978 |
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JMWP: Jean Monnet Working Papers, since 1995 (internet journal) |
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RDCM: Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo, since 1997 |
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REE: Revista de Estudios Europeos, since 1992 |
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RivDE: Rivista di diritto europeo, since 1961 |
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RMC: Revue du Marché commun et de l'Union européenne, since 1958 |
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RMUE: Revue du Marché Unique européen, since 1951 (since 2000: Revue du droit de l'Union européenne) |
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RTDE: Revue trimestrielle du droit européen, since 1965 |
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WHI-Papers: since 1997 (journal on basic issues of European integration) |
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ZEuS: Zeitschrift für europarechtliche Studien, since 1998 |
For detailed references to articles in journals see the bibliographical data base Rave of the University of Düsseldorf (1998 - 2005) and the project European Integration Current Contents of the NYU School of Law .
A. Links concerning the general subject of the course
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Homepage of the European Union: Main server "Europa" |
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Institutions: European Council, Council of the European Union, European Commission, European Parliament, European Court of Justice, Committee of the Regions, European Economic and Social Committee, European Central Bank, Agencies of the European Union |
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Compendiums of Laws:
EUR-Lex;
Founding
Treaties according to the prevailing law (consilidated
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Latvian
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Jurisprudence: Homepage of the European Court of Justice with all judgements (including those of the Court of First Instance and of the Civil Service Tribunal ), translations of "important pre-accession case-law" in the languages of the new member states and a digest (only in French); decisions of the ECJ at EUR-Lex; see also the Compendium Jurisprudence on European integration (in English and German, with direkt links to the inidvidual judgements) |
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Jurisdiction of and procedure before the European Court of Justice: see presentation by the Court of Justice |
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Websites concerning the individual policies of the Union: Overview (Main Server), Overview (Commission) |
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Other official documents: see the extensive official document registers of the European Union |
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Legal terminology in the field of
European Union law:
Eiropas tiesību pamattermini (Grundwortschatz
Europarecht/Basic
vocabulary of European Union law)
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Materials of other lecturers: Thomas Kleinlein; Tillmann Löhr; Anna v. Oettingen; Christina Pfaff, Examensvorbereitungskurs Europa- und Völkerrecht (University of Frankfurt, summer semester 2005) |
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See for more links my general homepage (in German); see the "Links zum Öffentlichen Recht" / "A. Europarecht" |
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more references will follow during the course |
B. Links concerning special subjects
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concerning case 1: ECJ, case 8/74, Dassonville; ECJ, case 120/78, Cassis de Dijon |
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concerning case 2:
European Commission (editor), Freedom to travel (special
website on the free movement of persons, in particular the Schengen
Agreements and the rights of third country nationals);
Directive 2003/109 concerning the status of third-country nationals
who are long-term residents (also
in Latvian
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concerning case 3: On the legal nature of the European Union: Thomas Schmitz, Integration in der Supranationalen Union (English summary): the EU as supranational union; Bundesverfassungsgericht, BVerfGE 89, 155 (Maastricht judgement): the EU as "Staatenverbund"; Thierry Daups, L'Union européenne. Un Etat sans souveraineté nationale: the EU as state without sovereignty |
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concerning case 4: ECJ, case C-112/00, Schmidberger (justification of encroachments of economic fundamental freedoms by fundamental rights) |
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concerning case 5: ECJ, case C-361/88, TA-Luft |
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concerning case 6: ECJ, case C-212/97, Centros |
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concerning case 7: State aids Regulation (659/1999); Court of First Instance, case T-95/96, Gestevision Telecinco; ECJ, case C-68/95, T-Port (see no. 59) |
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concerning case 8: ECJ, case C-217/88, vin de table |
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concerning case 9: ECJ, case C-376/98, Tobacco Advertising Directive I; ECJ, case C-380/03, Tobacco Advertising Directive II |
