Between Competition and Free Movement: The Economic Constitutional Law of the European Community

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This book takes as its starting point the interaction and gaps between the free movement and competition rules of the EC Treaty. Competition and free movement are well known as fundamental elements of the Community legal order and are normally treated separately by different specialists. Hence their interaction has tended to receive less doctrinal analysis. This work bridges the gap and examines the interaction of these disparate rules using a framework which is defined by the author as the economic constitutional law of the European Community. The book then examines in depth specific issues such as, for example, the economic orientation of the constitution of the Community, the structure and principles of interpretation relating to it or the gaps presented by this structure and the ways in which they have been filled by the European Court of Justice. Particular attention is given, in separate chapters, to two important topics: the possible extension of the application of the free movement rules to protectionist private conduct and that of the competition rules or principles extracted from them to State action.

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insights make the book a perfect reada major contribution to the debate beyond competition and free movement. -- Stephan Wernicke * Yearbook of European Law *
This authoritative book...is a very welcome addition to the literature in all three spheres of law. -- Imelda Maher * JCMS *
...comprehensive restatement of the law and legal doctrine in the field of free movement and competition, enriched by fresh ideas. -- Vassilis Hatzopoulos * European Law Review *
this book is an invaluable and timely contribution to fill a gap existing in the literature on European economic constitutional law. It will be a useful reference book to policy makers I recommend Between Competition and Free Movement as an essential purchase to legal scholars, academics, and political scientists who are interested in tracking the future course of the EU in the constitutional sphere. It will also be an excellent library addition to support any graduate or post-graduate courses -- Sideek Mohamed, Stockholm University, Sweden * The Law and Politics Book Review *
highly recommended provides a concise but nevertheless rich, comprehensive and most readable synthesis of the core part of the European constitution. -- Christoph U. Schmid, San Domenico di Fiesole * Common Market Law Review *

Author Bio

Julio Baquero Cruz is a referendaire at the chambers of Mr Gil Carlos Rodriguez Iglesias, President of the Court of Justice of the European Communities.