Between Competition and Free Movement

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.

• Themes, intention and method. Towards an operational concept of constitution: introduction; the importance of legal concepts; an operational concept of constitution; the concept explained; federal constitutionalism and the supremacy of the constitution; Neil MacCormick's overlapping legal orders. The constitution and the economy: introduction; economic constitutional law versus the "economic constitution"; economic constitutional law and its transformations; the role of the judiciary; Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and the economic neutrality of the constitution. Community constitutionalism revisited: doctrines and realities; European Community (not Union) constitutional law; community constitutionalism; the Treaty as an internal and external Community constitution; the operation concept applied - direct effect and supremacy, extralegal foundations, internal supremacy, Community law and individual autonomy, the democratic element, internal hierarchy; the external view of Community constitutionalism. Community economic constitutional law: form and substance in Community constitutional law; the centrality of the concept of internal market; the question of hierarchy in Community economic law; constitutional and statutory interpretation; a comparison with state economic constitutional law; economic neutrality of the Community?; the uncertain future. Competition and free movement: the complementary character of competition and free movement; a common approach tot he free movement rules; the special case of the free movement of workers; shifting attitudes towards the competition rules; procedural reasons for the blurring between the scopes of competition and free movement. Free movement and the private sphere: statement of the problem; horizontal direct effect?; leading case - Walrave (1974), Dansk Supermarked (1981), Bosman (1995), Commission v France (1997), recent cases; an analysis of certain proposals - Detlef Shaefer and fundamental rights, Wulf-Henning Roth and Article 12, Milner-Moore, Steindorff and the last sentence of Article 30, binding individuals through national courts?; refining the concept of collective private measures. State action doctrine and Community competition law: statement of the problem; relevant texts, structure and other available routes - the enforcement mechanism, Article 86 EC, state aids, free movement, other provisions; leading cases - GB-INNO-BM (1977), the 1985 judgements - Leclerc and Cullet, the test refined - Asjes, Vlaamse Reisbureaus, Van Eycke (1986-1988), the 1993 cases - "November revolution"?, recent judgements; a constitutional approach - problems with the state action doctrine in its current form, a constitutional approach. Final thoughts.

Here we face the work of a learned scholar, a former referendaire at the ECJ, who risks new perspectives in a field few scholars dare to plough. His often inspired line of thinking and surprising insights make the book a perfect read...a major contribution to the debate beyond competition and free movement. Yearbook of European Law Stephan Wernicke 2006 This authoritative book...is a very welcome addition to the literature in all three spheres of law. Imelda Maher JCMS 2004 ...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 2004 ...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 May 2003 ...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 September 2003