A thorough overhaul of the classic work on the procedural law of the European Union. The book provides a rigorously structured analysis of the EU system of judicial protection and procedure before the Union courts. It examines the role and the competences of the Union courts and the types of actions that may be brought before them.

1 General Introduction; PART I: THE JUDICIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION; 2 The European Courts; 3 Cooperation Between National Courts and the Court of Justice: The Reference for a Preliminary Ruling; 4 National Procedural Autonomy, Equivalence, and Effectiveness; PART II: ENFORCEMENT OF UNION LAW; 5 The Action for Infringement of Union Law by a Member State; 6 Preliminary Rulings on the Interpretation of Union Law; PART III: PROTECTION AGAINST ACTS OF THE INSTITUTIONS; 7 The Action for Annulment; 8 The Action for Failure to Act; 9 The Objection of Illegality; 10 Preliminary Rulings on the Validity of Union Law; 11 The Action for Damages; 12 Application for an Opinion on the Compatibility with the Treaties of an International Agreement to be Concluded by the Union; PART IV: SPECIAL FORMS OF PROCEDURE; 13 Proceedings for Interim Measures Before the Union Courts; 14 Proceedings for Authorization to Serve a Garnishee Order on the Union; 15 Unlimited Jurisdiction of the Union Courts in Respect of Actions Relating to Sanctions; 16 Appeals; 17 The Review Procedure; 18 Proceedings Brought by Officials and Other Servants of the Union (Staff Cases); 19 Jurisdiction of the Union Courts to Give Judgment Pursuant to an Arbitration Clause or Special Agreement; 20 Jurisdiction of the Union Courts over Disputes Relating to Intellectual Property Rights; 21 Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice under Conventions Concluded by the Member States; 22 Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union with Regard to the Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice; PART V: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE UNION COURTS; 23 Common Procedural Rules Applicable to Cases Before the Union Courts; 24 Procedure in the Case of References for a Preliminary Ruling; 25 Procedure in the Case of Direct Actions; 26 Procedure in the Case of Appeals Against Decisions of the General Court

Lenaerts, Koen/ Maselis, Ignace/ Gutman, Kathleen