Martin Trybus – författare

Divided into six parts, the 23 chapters provide ''after Lisbon'' perspectives on law and governance of the EU, its powers and nature, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, EU external action and policy, justice and criminal policy, and economic governance. The authors, drawn from eleven EU Member States, offer a uniquely diverse and extensive coverage of the new EU law and policy after Lisbon. The book argues that while the Treaty of Lisbon has to be considered a milestone in the history of European integration, its shortcomings and open questions will make a future major treaty inevitable.

The Treaty of Lisbon and the Future of European Law and Policy will appeal to postgraduate students and academics in European law and policy, EU institutions, diplomatic missions, lobbying, NGOs, specialized lawyers and governments.

This collection of essays offers fifteen distinct views on the current status and trends in public procurement and its various aspects. From general discussion of setup, overcoming obstacles, ensuring transparency, and compliance with international rules to specific issues raised in economies as diverse as Kosovo, China, and the United States, Public Procurement: The Continuing Revolution provides a great wealth of insight and information. Although the emphasis throughout is on legal issues, the contributors include not only lawyers but also economists and specialists in purchasing practice.

In addition, this is the first book to note the relatively recent trend, in developed countries, toward a less prescriptive, more flexible approach to regulation in which a degree of transparency is sacrificed. The question of how this trend will affect international procurement regimes is perhaps the most vital and interesting aspect of current theory and practice in the field.

Most of these essays were originally presented as papers at an international conference hosted by the Public Procurement Research Group at the University of Nottingham in September 2001.

This book analvses in detail the current legal rules on defence procurement within the European Union, the limited regulatory efforts of the Western European Union. and the defence procurement regimes of three major states. France. Germany and the United Kingdom. Using these various models. and also the current regime governing civil procurement in the European Union, the book then examines the legal problems of developing a pan-European code on defence procurement, and suggests how these problems might be resolved.

This excellent and timely contribution to the literature not only offers a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the legal issues involved In liberalising defence procurement, but also provides stimulating suggestions on constructing a suitable regime. Whatever the eventual solution to the problems facing the European defence industry. there is no doubt that this book will make an important contribution to the policy debate.