? The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG This splendid book performs the heroic task of introducing readers to the large canvas of the commercial law of the European Union (EU). The EU began as an economic community of six nations but has grown into 27 member states, sharing a signi?cant political, social and legal cohesion and serving almost 500 million citizens. It generates approximately 30% of the nominal gross world product. The EU is a remarkable achievement of trans-national co-operation, given the history (including recent history) of national, racial, ethnic and religious hatred and con?ict preceding its creation. Although, as the book recounts, the institutions of the EU grew directly out of those of the European Economic Community, created in 1957 [1.20], the genesis of the EU can be traced to the sufferings of the Second World War and to the disclosure of the barbarous atrocities of the Holocaust. Out of the chaos and ruins of historical enmities and the shattered cities and peoples that survived those terrible events, arose an astonishing pan- European Movement.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer
ISBN-13
9789048187737
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103931100
Product Key Features
Subject Area
International Law, Commercial Law, Civil Law
Author
John Trone, Gabriel Moens
Publication Name
Commercial Law of the European Union
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Law
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
486 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
4
Item Weight
2240g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Gabriel Moens, John Trone
Series Title
Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice