The academic textbook consists of nine chapters, and is made up of 678 pages in total with annexes. Chapters are interrelated with each other, and at the same time carry independent profound meaning. Each chapter is composed of introduction, main body and short summary as a conclusion. Besides, every chapter starts with jokes and various sayings about the European Union that serves to improve the mood of the reader and raise his interest. This is one more evidence to the fact that entirely new approach was used in preparing the present textbook.

The sources of the European Union Law such as establishing treaties, amending treaties including Lisbon treaty, EU legislation acts as well as jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice are widely considered.

General issues of integration, forms and stages of integration, historical and ideological bases of the European Union integration, institutional structure and the activities of main bodies of the Union are explained in detail. Particular attention is given to the role that is played by the European Parliament and national parliaments in decision-making process.

More insight is given to issues of the inter-relation of the European Union Law with International law, as well as with national legal systems. Special attention is drawn to the principles of proportionality and subsidiarity that are said to be “golden rules” of the integration.

Finally, in the annex of the textbook, readers can find various statistical information concerning economic and political growth, geographic and demographic figures about the European Union member States, as well as a short chronological order of the process of the European integration. Besides, the Uzbek translation of Shuman Declaration is annexed for the first time and no doubt, it is one more specific feature of this textbook.

This textbook is written in accordance with educational standards and in compliance with relevant curricula of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy. The structure, contents, language, logical order of topics and the richness of the literature used in the textbook fully conform to the academic requirements of the Ministry of the Higher and Specialized Education of Uzbekistan. Therefore, it is approved and recommended as an academic textbook by the Coordinating Council for the activities of inter-university academic-methodological associations under the Ministry of Higher and Specialized Education of Uzbekistan for Law faculties’ students.

This textbook has been prepared within the project “Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Law” (Project # 101048015- JMCEUL) and is designed for the students of Tashkent State University of Law.

The views expressed in this book are purely those of the author and may not be regarded as stating an official position of the institution for which the author is or has been working. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by print, photocopy, microfilm or any other means, without prior written permission from the author. All rights reserved.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Yunusov X.M. Yevropa Ittifoqi huquqi [Matn]: darslik /Xaydarali Yunusov. – Toshkent: TDYU nashriyoti, 2023. – 896 b. (Yunusov M. Khaydarali. European Union Law: Textbook. – Tashkent, TSUL, 2023. – 896 pp.)