The creation of a common market has been at the heart of the European integration process since the establishment of the European Economic Community in 1957; and it remains central to the European Union today. Building on the first volume of the Oxford Principles of European Law, this treatise provides a systematic analysis of the legal principles governing the establishment and functioning of the EU internal market. Spanning thirty-six chapters, Volume II: The Internal Market thus brings together distinguished academics and practitioners to analyse all aspects of the EU internal market. Part I explores the history and nature of the EU internal market, focusing on international, historical, comparative, and constitutional perspectives. Part II and Part III examine the free movement of goods, both as regards the general rules setting the tone for EU market integration at large as well as its special rules on important policy areas, such as the Common Agricultural Policy. Part IV explores the free movement of persons and Part V discusses the freedom of services and the free movement of capital. Part VI looks at positive integration through Union harmonization and private standard setting. Finally, Part VII deals with the 'external' aspects of the EU internal market and discusses the extent to which the Union has widened its market to non-Member States. Completely up to date with the most recent case law, this book will be invaluable to academics and practitioners in EU and international economic law.
