Culture and European Union Law (Hardcover, New)

This book explores the relationship between European Union law, culture, and identity. Community trade and competition rules have certainly affected many mundane, though highly formative, aspects of our day-to-day lives: when we shop, what we drink, even which football matches we watch on television. But Community law is not merely a vehicle for challenging established national rules which have a cultural dimension: Article 151 of the EC Treaty, which came into force in 1993, empowers the Community to 'contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States', whilst at the same time bringing the 'common cultural heritage to the fore'. This book explores some of the challenges facing the European Union in developing convincing and coherent policies in the cultural domain. These challenges stem not only from the Union's fragmented institutional structure and Member State sensitivities but also from the uncertainty which surrounds the very meaning of the term 'culture' itself. The wide-ranging contributions illustrate how cultural issues can be seen to permeate all aspects of European Union law, by focussing on areas as diverse as international trade and aid, education, sport, language use, and the mass media.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Studies in European Law
Release date:	October 2004
First published:	December 2004
Editors:	Rachael Craufurd-Smith
Dimensions:	241 x 165 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	464
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-927547-2
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Law reports Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs
LSN:	0-19-927547-5
Barcode:	9780199275472

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