Author: klausdieterborchardt
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Subsidiarity Principle
Subsidiarity Principle in Europe See Case T-29/92 SPO [1995] ECR II-289. Case C-84/94 United Kingdom v Council [1996] ECR I-5755. Joined Cases C-36/97 and C-37/97 Kellinhusen and Ketelsen [1998] ECR I-6337. Case C-491/01 British American Tobacco (Investments) and […]
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Legal Order
Legal Order in Europe Introduction of the EU Legal OrderContent about Legal Order from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. The legal order created by the European Union (EU) has already become an established component of our political […]
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Council Composition
Council Composition in Europe Composition and PresidencyContent about Council Composition from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. The Council is made up of representatives of the governments of the Member States. All 27 Member States […]
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European Union Institutions
Content about European Union Institutions from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. 1. The Union shall have an institutional framework which shall aim to promote its values, advance its objectives, serve its interests, those of its […]
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European Union Powers
Powers of the European UnionContent about European Union Powers from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. The Treaties establishing the EU do not confer on the Union institutions any general power to take all measures necessary to […]
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Primary Source
Primary Source in Europe The EU Founding Treaties As the Primary Source of Union LawContent about Primary Source from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. The first source of Union law in this sense is the EU founding Treaties, with […]
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Directives
Directives in Europe Content about Directives from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. The directive is the most important legislative instrument alongside the regu lation. Its purpose is to reconcile the dual objectives of both […]
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Court of Justice of the European Union
The Court of Justice of the European Union (Article 19 Teu)Content about Court Of Justice Of The European Union from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. Any system will endure only if its rules are supervised by an independent […]
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Court of Justice
Court of Justice in Europe Content about Court Of Justice from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. The Court of Justice currently consists of 27 judges and eight Advocates General, who are appointed ‘by common accord of the […]
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Primacy of European Law
Primacy of Union Law Over National LawContent about Primacy Of European Law from the publication The ABC of European Union law (2010, European Union) by Klaus-Dieter Borchardt. The direct applicability of a provision of Union law leads to a second, equally fundamental question: what happens if […]