Abstract
EU law is a separate legal framework, different from international law, and integrated into the legal systems of the Member States. The Union's legal framework is based on autonomous legal sources. Different nature of these sources requires the introduction of a hierarchy among them. At the top are the primary law enshrined in the Treaties and the general principles of law followed by international treaties concluded by the Union and by secondary law based on the Treaties.
Highlights
The European Union has its origins in Communities set up after World War II that aimed to create lasting peace
Secondary legislation made under the EU Treaties
The use of these two instruments may help to clarify matters in a formal way. The former Art 211 EC Treaty empowered the Commission to formulate recommendations or deliver opinions on matters dealt with in the Treaty, where expressly provided for, and whenever it considers it necessary. This has not been replicated in the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the TFEU, as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon (ToL)
Summary
The European Union has its origins in Communities set up after World War II that aimed to create lasting peace. Article 1 TEU (as amended by the ToL) provides that the TEU and the TFEU constitute the Treaties on which the Union is founded. The TEU and the TFEU form the „constitution‟ of the European Union and are an important source of Union law They do not purport to create the constitution of a federal state, in some respects they do have that effect. In the three chapters it will be noted that in addition to these seven institutions, the Treaty provides for other named bodies to be established, and defines their role Two such bodies are referred to in Art 13(4) TEU: the Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions, both of which shall assist the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission
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