EU Law and Devolution

Cards (4)

  • UK joined the EU in 1972
  • EU characteristics:
    • an internal single market through a standardised system of laws in some matters
    • 4 fundamental liberties: people, goods, services, and capital
  • Sources of EU Law:
    • Treaty (primary, rest are secondary)
    • Regulations
    • Directives
    • Decisions
    • Recommendations
  • Devolution
    Involves the transferring of competence or functions from a central governing body to a regional one