Public Access to Documents in the EU

All litigants before the European Court or indeed before any European body or agency will need to have full access to the European Union’s public documents. Though the legislation regulating the field, Regulation 1049/2001 has been in force for some time, it is a complex field for all would be litigants. The authors, both experienced practitioners in the area, clearly set out the documentation, access requirements and processes. They include a helpful glossary of terms, tables and appendices setting out the relevant legislation. This will be the seminal text for all practitioners who need to access EU public documentation.

Practitioners ofEuropean law and international law.

Leonor Rossi is Professor of EU law at Nova School of Business and Economics, Lisbon.

Patricia Vinagre e Silva is a partner at Gouveia Pereira Costa Freitas and Associates, Lisbon.