The European Union Lawyer as a Common Law Practitioner

摘要

The author reiterates the concept of “common law” from ancient Roman times and its medieval practice to its modern understanding in England and other common law countries. In his view, European (Union) law represents a similar concept: a legal order that rather looks like patchwork and not like the expression of a unified or systematic legislative approach. EU law is characterised as a system which thanks to the functional approach of European integration will never be complete. It has developed from technical regulations issued by the early Communities as simple “regulatory agencies” into an Area of Law and Justice embracing fundamental rights and values. The author also considers aspects of regulating the legal profession, and training.