A G Toth is Emeritus Professor of European Law at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He previously held the Jean Monnet Chair in European Law at Strathclyde for 12 years, until his retirement in 2001.
Professor Toth has found the means to serve the two masters of concision and comprehensiveness at once, the former through the clarity and pungency of his expression, the latter by providing not only extensive references to case law and legal writing, but also the appropriate cross-references to other entries in the rest of the Encyclopaedia. If a book may be judged on the basis of one of its component parts, the Oxford Encyclopaedia of European Community Law is a very considerable achievement, whose utility is hardly open to doubt. It can confidently be expected to become a standard work which will take its place beside the Treaties in libraries and offices - and not just those devoted to the practice or study of law - within and outwith the Community. There only remains to await with anticipation the appearance of the two companion volumes. * Kieran St. C. Bradley, European Law Review, 17 (1992) * there will be two further volumes ... if they are of the same quality as this first volume, the entire work will, in due course, represent a major contribution. * D.W. Bowett, The British Year Book of International Law * Reviews of the first volume The method of presentation is one of the work's strengths. The other strength lies in the clarity and succinctness of the writing. Each entry deals clearly and comprehensively with the relevant principles of law. The work is readable and difficult issues are done full justice. The book should make a useful reference work for anyone needing quick but reliable information. * Cambridge Law Journal *