D2 – Evaluate the Impact of European Law on English Law
The EU has a big effect on the law in the UK as all laws that are passed must comply with EU laws and regulations. If it doesn’t then the UK will be fined and anyone affected by this law will be able to take the UK to the European Court of Justice. Before we are able to understand the effect the laws made by the EU have on the law in the UK, we must understand what the European Union is, what it consists of and how it delivers its laws.
The EU is built on a unique institutional system. This can be traced back to the 1957 Treaty of Rome and this created the ECC. This treaty was important for stimulating growth. Since then, the economic, political and legislative powers have greatly extend.
External bodies make UK law, these bodies are institutions of the EU and they make laws the affect the UK. An example of this is the Van Gen den Loos V Netherlands 1963 case. Someone complained about the deception of certain custom duties which they claimed was definitely a breach of the Treaty. Individuals or corporation can rely on the provision of treaties against a national government and can enforce its rights in a domestic court. The community puts forward a new legal order of international law to help the states that had limited sovereign right. …show more content…
For example, in the P V S (1996) ECG case. In this case, Cornwall College dismissed a senior employ once she had informed them he was to have a gender reassignment operation so he could become female. After this, the college decided they were going to make her redundant which was against council directive 76/207/EEC (implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training, promotion and working conditions. The directive was not confined to discrimination because of a person’s sex but extended to the sort practiced
The EU has a big effect on the law in the UK as all laws that are passed must comply with EU laws and regulations. If it doesn’t then the UK will be fined and anyone affected by this law will be able to take the UK to the European Court of Justice. Before we are able to understand the effect the laws made by the EU have on the law in the UK, we must understand what the European Union is, what it consists of and how it delivers its laws.
The EU is built on a unique institutional system. This can be traced back to the 1957 Treaty of Rome and this created the ECC. This treaty was important for stimulating growth. Since then, the economic, political and legislative powers have greatly extend.
External bodies make UK law, these bodies are institutions of the EU and they make laws the affect the UK. An example of this is the Van Gen den Loos V Netherlands 1963 case. Someone complained about the deception of certain custom duties which they claimed was definitely a breach of the Treaty. Individuals or corporation can rely on the provision of treaties against a national government and can enforce its rights in a domestic court. The community puts forward a new legal order of international law to help the states that had limited sovereign right. …show more content…
For example, in the P V S (1996) ECG case. In this case, Cornwall College dismissed a senior employ once she had informed them he was to have a gender reassignment operation so he could become female. After this, the college decided they were going to make her redundant which was against council directive 76/207/EEC (implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training, promotion and working conditions. The directive was not confined to discrimination because of a person’s sex but extended to the sort practiced