Part I: lawmaking in EC law
Setting the scene
Sources of EC law and EC legislation
Guiding principles for legislation
Part II: Community soft law instruments
Introduction to the concept of soft law in EC law
Categories and functions of soft law
Part III: legal issues of Community soft law
Legally binding force
The competence to adopt soft law
Indirect legal effects for the legislature
Indirect legal effects for the judiciary
Indirect legal effects for the executive
Part IV: summary, conclusions and recommendations
The use of Community soft law evaluated.
Soft law in European Community law by Linda Senden. ISBN 1841134325. Published by Hart in 2004. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.