Bibliograph

EU law stories, contextual and critical histories of European jurisprudence, edited by Fernanda Nicola, Washington College of Law, American University, Bill Davies, School of Public Affairs, American University

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Label

EU law stories, contextual and critical histories of European jurisprudence, edited by Fernanda Nicola, Washington College of Law, American University, Bill Davies, School of Public Affairs, American University

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

EU law stories

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

edited by Fernanda Nicola, Washington College of Law, American University, Bill Davies, School of Public Affairs, American University

Series statement

The law in context series

Sub title

contextual and critical histories of European jurisprudence

Summary

Through an interdisciplinary analysis of the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union, this book offers 'thick' descriptions, contextual histories and critical narratives engaging with leading or minor personalities involved behind the scenes of each case. The contributions depart from the notion that EU law and its history should be narrated in a linear and incremental way to show instead that law evolves in a contingent and not determinate manner. The book shows that the effects of judge-made law remain relatively indeterminate and each case can be retold through different contextual narratives, and shows the commitment of the European legal elites to the experience of legal reasoning. The idea to cluster the stories around prominent cases is not to be fully comprehensive, but to re-focus the scholarship and teaching of EU law by moving beyond the black letter and unravel the lawyering techniques to achieve policy results

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