Language Law of the European Union gives a comprehensive account of all language regulations and arrangements which currently exist in EU law. First and foremost, it covers the various explicit and implicit language regimes of EU institutions, bodies and agencies, explaining how and why they came about. It also explores numerous other EU language provisions in the area of freedom, security and justice, relating to quite diverse topics such as road traffic offences, recognition of national cou...

EU Language Law provides a comprehensive overview of all the legal provisions governing the use of languages in the EU. It covers the choice of Treaty languages and the rationale behind the implicit language arrangements of the EU institutions, bodies and agencies, as well as the designation of official and working languages. It provides guidance on how to deal with discrepancies between equally authentic linguistic versions of EU law. The book also examines all the provisions of EU law on th...