The Handbook of EEA Law

ThisHandbook comprehensively addresses the breadth of law encompassed by the EEAAgreement, which extends the European Union's Single Market to three EFTAcountries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.TheHandbook is first and foremost intended for practitioners and legal scholars,but its approachable style makes it readily accessible for students. TheHandbook provides the reader with a thorough grounding in the EEA Agreement,detailing how secondary EU law becomes applicable in the EFTA pillar, and theroles played by the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the EFTA Court. Itconsiders the EEA Agreement from the respective perspectives of the nationalauthorities, courts, and the legal professions of Iceland, Liechtenstein andNorway. The book meticulously examines substantive EEA law, beginning with thegeneral principles and the four freedoms, through competition law and State aidto such aspects as the precautionary principle, tax law and mutualadministrative and legal assistance. Emphasis is placed on jurisprudence andespecially that of the EFTA Court.Eachchapter has been written by a judge, noted practitioner or eminent academic intheir respective fields and the book is divided into twelve parts:Part IHistory and main features of the EEA AgreementPart IIGenesis of EEA LawPart IIIInstitutions and ProcedurePart IVNational Authorities in the EFTA PillarPart VNational Courts in the EFTA PillarPart VI ThePracticing Bar in the EFTA PillarPart VIIGeneral Principles and ProhibitionPart VIIIThe Fundamental FreedomsPart IXCompetition Law and Related MattersPart XFurther Areas of Economic LawPart XI Lawof Natural and Economic ResourcesPart XIISocial Protection and Public Health