Nine authors examine the disposition of several broad economic, business, cultural and social issues, elucidating how some have been brought into a constructive balance while others continue to cut across the divide between the Community's priorities and the evolving policies of Member States.

The disparate and shifting set of considerations that make up this view of Community law manifests the emphasis that Pallas Consortium imparts to its teachings and to the research its has spawned. The Consortium - consisting of the Universities of Barcelona (Spain), Bologna (Italy), Essex (Great Britain), LUISS Guido Carli (Italy), Jean Moulin Lyon 3 (France), Konstanz (Germany), Munster (Germany) and Nijemgen (the Netherlands) - draws teachers, many of whom are also practitioners, from most of the Member States of the Union. In the work represented here, nine authors examine the disposition of several broad economic, business, cultural and social issues, elucidating how some have been brought into a constructive balance while others continue to cut across the divide between the Community's priorities and the evolving policies of Member States. In these latter cases, there is some probing for principles that might help guide the choices that must inevitably be made.

Introductory remarks, M. van Empel
harmonisation within and beyond, W. van Gerven
the principle of non-discrimination and EC social policy, S. O'Leary
corporate law, J. Wouters
intellectual property, A. Kur
legal education and international exchange, M. Sticchi Daminai
culture and European Union, L. Woods
state intervention in the economy - from state monopolies to regulated industries, E. Pijnacker Hordijk
changing values in the European Community - a commentary on the papers, S. Leader.