Session 2 Flashcards
Rule of law
State can be penalized
Subject t the legal rules
Eu is based on the rule of law
Every action taken is founded on treaties in treaties democratically approved
Controlled by the council of Europe
EU law
Divided into primary and secondary legislation
System of law specific to the members : overruled national laws if conflict
TFEU
Primary
Treaties : grounds rules for eu action
Secondary
Régulation directives recommandations derived from treaties
TFEU
Treaty on the functioning of the eu
EU directive
Form of legislation
Sets out the objective of policy not the means
Harmonies the legislation ; prevail over domestic acts and statues
Eu régulation
Form of legislation used to implement objectives
Direct effect
Unifying the legislation ; above acts and domestic act
Green paper
Doc containing ideas
Published by the European Commission in the official Journal of the eu
Public consultation
Objective of green paper
Arrive at a general consensus before drafting the white paper
White paper
Official document with suggestions of rules on the question of the green paper
Initiated the legislative process
European Council
Define and decides the eus overall political direction
Sets the eus political agenda
Common foreign and security policy
Executive body
European council
European Commission
Council of the eu
Meeting of gov ministers
Législative body
Main decision making body of the eu
Council of Europe
Continent’s leading human right organisation
47 members who have signed the European convention on human right
Provides right for public person as firms
No political power develop recommandations
