Book recommendation please...

MrPudding

Hi all,

I will be starting EU law next year, undergraduate level. Can anyone recommend a good book to give me a head start on studies? Just looking for a good overview so I have some familiarity.

MrP

Tom Young

The recently updated Law Society Manual on EU Law is probably the most up to date book. In terms of depth Craig and DeBurca.

bahhoweya

The Steiner book is good, its UK-published too so it's cheap.

It's for students so I found it excellent for getting to grips with the overall concepts, and then you can read a few articles, cases, etc to formulate arguments for the exams or whatever.

Don't spend too much of your summer studying though, plenty of time for that next year, believe me!! And if you're worried about EU because you go to UCD and got that warning email, don't be, I actually found it a really enjoyable subject, and definately not the most difficult!

Arsenal1986

Yeah don't worry unduly about EU, its very straightforward and in my opinion one of the easier law subjects.

I'd second Craig and De Burca for depth.

A second hand FE-1 manual maybe for a good overview.

MrPudding

Cheers for the suggestions guys. Craig and DeBurca & Steiner both look good, I am just checking to make sure they are not going to be supplied as part of the course.

I am doing it in the UK, so did not get a mail from UCD.

I am not doing any hardcore studying, but just trying to get a bit of a head start. I am doing the LLB part time so the time pressure is pretty high, getting an overview over the summer will hopefully make things a little easier throughout the year.

MrP

Arsenal1986

I'd really recommend an FE-1 manual if your looking for an overview, you'll pick one up cheap 2nd hand in the other thread where ppl are selling them

MrPudding

Arsenal1986 wrote: »

I'd really recommend an FE-1 manual if your looking for an overview, you'll pick one up cheap 2nd hand in the other thread where ppl are selling them

Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly are the FE-1 manuals? I have a look on the threadf and there don't seem to be any EU manuals for sale, though I will keep an eye out for them.

MrP

Arsenal1986

they are manuals that cover the entirety of a subject to prepare ppl for the FE-1 examinations (entry to Solicitor profession exams). Covers a very wide breath of a subject without getting too academic

MrPudding

Arsenal1986 wrote: »

they are manuals that cover the entirety of a subject to prepare ppl for the FE-1 examinations (entry to Solicitor profession exams). Covers a very wide breath of a subject without getting too academic

Sounds like just the ticket.

MrP

Aprilsunshine

Tom Young wrote: »

The recently updated Law Society Manual on EU Law is probably the most up to date book. In terms of depth Craig and DeBurca.

That is so out of date.

No mention of Lisbon or any number of huge EU developments.

Don't rely on it for anything!

Tom Young

Aprilsunshine wrote: »

That is so out of date.

No mention of Lisbon or any number of huge EU developments.

Don't rely on it for anything!

Which one?

The most recent law society manual is right up to date, in fact, including Lisbon.

In terms of Craig and DeBurca, I did say 'depth'. So, in future you might take care before just popping in to rubbish something which perhaps, just perhaps might have been meant in an alternate fashion. The edition/publication date would make that readily apparent to anyone who took the time to properly read and check, etc.

Thanks,

Tom

Aprilsunshine

Tom Young wrote: »

Which one?


In terms of Craig and DeBurca, I did say 'depth'. So, in future you might take care before just popping in to rubbish something which perhaps, just perhaps might have been meant in an alternate fashion. The edition/publication date would make that readily apparent to anyone who took the time to properly read and check, etc.

Thanks,

Tom

I didn't make myself clear - C&DB is on the fourth ed so I assume it is up to date.

The Blackhall EU manual on the other hand is rubbish. It is out of date and pointless. There are no EU law exams in Blackhall so it isn't taken as seriously as the other in my opinion.

Even if it has been updated in the last couple of months since I was there (and it may have been) I cannot imagine the quality of the information has been much improved.

You might take the time to look at my other posts and "perhaps, just perhaps", realise that I only post here when I can be of help to someone before "popping in to rubbish" my suggestions.

Cheers

Tom Young

Have you the most recent Edition of the EU manual?

MrPudding

Aprilsunshine wrote: »

I didn't make myself clear - C&DB is on the fourth ed so I assume it is up to date.

I thought this is the one you meant when you said it was out of date, so I checked. The 4th edition is from 2007. It seems to be very highly regarded, though it might be worth waiting for the 5th edition.

MrP