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CHAPTER 3
An overview of the European Union and European Union Law
A. Introduction
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This chapter provides a general overview of the law, legal system, policies and institutions of the European Union (“EU”).1 An understanding of EU law is vital to understand fully the subsequent chapters. The inclusion of such a chapter is useful because many readers could be maritime or non-EU lawyers who are unfamiliar with this area of law.