01.EU_Law.pdf

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Considered to be constitutional law of the EU. When
the come into force, automatically they become law in
every member state.
Founded the European Community
Established the Institutions of Europe
Advanced economical and political integration
Removal of trade barriers between member states
Increased voting power of the European Parliment
Replaced Community with the Union (EC to EU)
Enhanced economic and political
integration, e.g. creation of European
citizenship and single European currency
Policies on social integration: immigration, public
health, equality, unemployment
Enabled enlargement of the EU from 15 to 25 and
then 28 states
The Treaty of Rome 1957
Final Source of
Law in Ireland
Primary
Source of EU
Legislation:
Treaties
Secondary EU
Legislation:
Directives
Instructions by the EU to all member states to legislate on a
particular area of law within a specified timefame
Member states are under an obligation to adapt their national
laws in line within a specified timeframe
Directive is binding but not directly applicable
If a member state fails to transpose all/part of the directive
within the time frame, the European Court of Justice has the
power to impose a fine on member states
e.g.
Organisation of Working Time Act 1997
which
transposed EU Directive into Irish law
If a directive has not been transposed into national law a
person whose rights are adversely affected can enforce the
directive directly in national courts
The Single European Act 1987
The Maastricht Treaty 1993
The Amsterdam Treaty 1997
EU
Law
Secondary EU
Legislation:
regulations
Immediately binding and directly applicable on all member
states (e.g.
EU Liquids Regulations
which restricts carrying
liquids into the departures areas of airports across the EU)
Published in the Official Journal of the EU with the date of
coming into force stated
Not all secondary laws can be implemented by way of
regulations, because each member has a different
social/economic/legal infrastructure
The Nice Treaty 2001
Changed how power is divided between EU institutions
Increasing standards on accountability,
transparency on all member states
Makes the
EU Charted of Fundamental Rights
(
human rights as recognised by the EU
) legally
binding document
The Lisbon Treaty 2009

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