Anthony "Tony" Arnull (Hon) is a British legal scholar specialising in

EU law European Union law is a system of Supranational union, supranational Law, laws operating within the 27 member states of the European Union (EU). It has grown over time since the 1952 founding of the European Coal and Steel Community, to promote ...

and holds the Barber Chair of Jurisprudence at the

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

's Law School.

Early life and education

Arnull studied a BA in Law at the

University of Sussex The University of Sussex is a public university, public research university, research university located in Falmer, East Sussex, England. It lies mostly within the city boundaries of Brighton and Hove. Its large campus site is surrounded by the ...

and at the ,

Université libre de Bruxelles The (French language, French, ; lit. Free University of Brussels; abbreviated ULB) is a French-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has three campuses: the ''Solbosch'' campus (in the City of Brussels and Ixelles), the ''Plain ...

. He later qualified as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales within a Magic Circle law firm. He then received a PhD from the

University of Leicester The University of Leicester ( ) is a public university, public research university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park, Leicester, Victoria Park. The university's predecessor, Univ ...

Career and research

1990

Arnull wrote ''The General Principles of EEC Law and the Individual'' in 1990, assessing the impact of the European Court of Justice. In a review, Lewis outlined:

2003

Arnull provided a

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to the UK's

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after being asked to comment on the new roles the European Court of Justice would play in the

Treaty of Nice The Treaty of Nice was signed by European leaders on 26 February 2001 and came into force on 1 February 2003. It amended the Maastricht Treaty (or the Treaty on European Union) and the Treaty of Rome (or the Treaty establishing the European C ...

2010

Arnull contributed to

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's FactCheck on the Lord Pearson's claim: "Most of our national law is now made in Brussels" on Sky (6 April 2010)

2017

In 2017, Arnull published ''European Union law: a very short introduction,'' a book aimed at the general public to introduce the laws of the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

, within the popular '' a very short introduction'' book series from

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Editor

Arnull is a consultant editor on the European Law Journal

Honours

In 2024, Arnull was made an honorary King's Counsel, in recognition of his outstanding scholarship on European Union Law, which, the Ministry of Justice noted, "is widely respected and has had a significant impact on legislation and case law."

Publications

Books

* European Union Law: A Very Short Introduction (2017) *The European Union and its Court of Justice (2006) *The General Principles of EEC Law and the Individual (1990). *The Oxford Handbook of European Union Law (2015).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnull, Anthony Living people English solicitors Academics of the University of Birmingham European Union Alumni of the University of Sussex Alumni of the University of Leicester Year of birth missing (living people)