European Union: Legal Aspects

by Lucia Serena Rossi University of Bologna (Italy)

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Table of contents

1. From an international organisation to a supranational body

2. Aims and competences of the EU

3. The EU’s degree of supranationality.

3.1. The effectiveness of Community rules in Member States’ legal systems. a) The primacy of Community law over Member States’ laws
3.2. The effectiveness of Community rules in Member States’ legal systems. b) The direct effects of Community acts and Member States' liability for breach of Community law
3.3. Inter-institutional relations: the Community method and the intergovernmental method in the various pillars of the EU

4. The EU’s role at the international level

5. Conclusions: a process of open and flexible integration