EU Constitutional Law
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union is the primary instrument for the protection of fundamental rights within the EU legal order. Proclaimed in 2000 and given binding legal effect …
The EU Treaties as Constitutional Framework: TEU and TFEU
The Treaties of the European Union — the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) — constitute the constitutional foundation of the EU legal order. …
The Principle of Conferral under Article 5 TEU
The principle of conferral is the foundational constitutional principle defining the limits of European Union competence. Article 5(2) TEU provides that the Union shall act only within the limits of …
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