Chapter 1: General principles in the EU legal order: past, present and future directions
Päivi J. Neuvonen
and
Katja S. Ziegler
Category:
Handbook Chapter
Published:
19 Apr 2022
Page Range:
7–24
Collection:
Law 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784712389.00007
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This chapter introduces an edited collection on General Principles in EU Law and frames the book by reflecting on concept, definition and functions of general principles of EU law. It considers concerns about the arbitrariness of general principles as well as their potential for the interaction of legal orders and future directions in this respect. It uses the theory of interlegality to demonstrate the potential of general principles of EU law.

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Cover Research Handbook on General Principles in EU Law
Research Handbook on General Principles in EU Law
Edited by
Katja S. Ziegler
,
Päivi J. Neuvonen
, and
Violeta Moreno-Lax
Handbook
Published:
19 Apr 2022
Print ISBN:
9781784712372
eISBN:
9781784712389
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784712389
Pages:
656
Collection:
Law 2022
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