Optional Instruments of the European Union

Description

This rise of a particular kind of European Union legislation known as the optional instrument is a novel trend in the context of EU law, and one that until now has not been comprehensively mapped or explored. This study examines and discusses existing and proposed EU Optional Instruments OIs in different fields of European law, including company law, intellectual property law and procedural law such as the European Company, the Community Trade Mark and the European Small Claims Procedure, respectively, as well as contract law.