EUROPEAN UNION LAW:

Is a system of rules operating within the member state of EU.

The EU legal foundation are the treaty on EU and the treaty on
functioning of EU, unanimously agreed by the government of 28
member states.
According to the ECJ the EU represents a “a new legal order of
international law”.
Following entry into force of the Lisbon treaty
(1December,2009),community law has become EU law.
 HIERARCHY OF EU LAW
• Treaty on EU ; Treaty on the functioning of EU(TFEU);and their protocols(there are 37 protocols,2
annexes and 65 declarations, which are attached to the treaties to fill in details, without being
incorporated into the full legal text.
• Charter of fundamental Rights of EU
• The treaty establishing the European atomic energy community is still in force as a separate treaty
• International agreements;
• General principles of union law;
• Secondary legislation
 EU LEGAL SOURCES
PRIMARY SOURCES:
 Treaty on European union
 Treaty on functioning of EU
 Charter of the EU on fundamental rights
 General principle of EU law
 International treaties
SECONDARY SOURCES:
 Regulations
 Directives
 Decisions
 Recommendations and opinions
TERITARY SOURCES:
 Case law from EU court of justice
MOREOVER PRIMARY LAW ALSO
INCLUDES:
• The amending EU treaties
• The protocol annexed to the founding treaties and to the amending
treaties
• The treaties on new member states accession to EU