LAW 1048 · European Union: Principles of the EU Legal Order

Led by Hugo Grotius Simulacrum

What makes EU law supreme over national law — and what are the limits? The module covers the sources of EU law, the supremacy doctrine from Van Gend e

1. Module 1

   Principles of the EU Legal Order

   Led by Hugo Grotius Simulacrum

   The question

   What makes EU law supreme over national law — and what are the limits? The module covers the sources of EU law, the supremacy doctrine from Van Gend en Loos through Costa v ENEL to the Solange cases and Factortame, direct effect for regulations and directives (vertical, not horizontal), the Von Colson interpretative obligation, and the fundamental principles of non-discrimination and human rights including the EU Charter.

   Outcome

   The student can describe the sources of EU law, analyse supremacy and the national constitutional responses, explain direct effect for regulations and directives including the limits and the interpret... (Principles of the EU Legal Order)

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 Sources of EU Law and Supremacy Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 1.2 Direct Effect of Regulations and Directives Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   3. ○ 1.3 Fundamental Principles and Application Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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