This compilation consists of key treaties, secondary legislation and case law in the area of international and European institutional and constitutional law, selected by the Department of international and European Union law of the Erasmus University Rotterdam to use in their bachelor education. The compilation uniquely combines these two areas of law in one single compilation, making it ideal for introductory courses in these fields.

What makes this book furthermore unique and of added value is that it offers concise case law entries in Dutch and in English, consisting of a mixture of quotes and summaries, indicating the main points discussed, thus making it easy for students, lecturers and others (practitioners etc.) to quickly comprehend the key issues of each case. These case law entries stem from the didactic vision of the authors, Masuma Shahid and Lana Said, who have over 15 years’ experience in coordinating and teaching law courses at Dutch universities. Both are convinced that these case law entries facilitate the reader to analyze and/or scrutinize the 
remainder of the cases on a higher and elevated level. 

For the third edition, the case law entries in English have been rewritten and improved, more cases have been added, and finally, also Dutch case law entries have been made available to facilitate the students’ process of not only comprehending the cases, but also improving their legal English terminology as students are now able to compare the case law entries in both languages.

Target group

Students, lecturers and others (for instance practitioners etc.).

Author's information

Lana Said is a lecturer at the Department of Public Law and Governance at Tilburg University and doctoral candidate at Erasmus University. She lectures in public international law, EU law and is involved in supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students during their thesis trajectory. She is mainly interested in human rights law, more specifically in the freedom of expression. Her research is focused on academic freedom in times of centralized research planning.

Masuma Shahid is a lecturer, researcher and course coordinator in the field of European Union law and the bachelor courses coordinator of the Department of 
international and European Union Law (Erasmus University Rotterdam). Her PhD research focuses on how various national and international courts approach the 
topic of equal marriage rights, specifically same-sex marriage. Shahid has published on various topics of EU law and on LGBTQ+ rights in general.

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