Law A-Level
The Supremacy of EU Law
What The Supremacy of EU Law means in Law A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of The Supremacy of EU Law
The doctrine that EU law takes precedence over conflicting national provisions. In a UK context, this necessitated a judicial re-evaluation of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 and the traditional Diceyan view of absolute Parliamentary Sovereignty.
Topics that use The Supremacy of EU Law
- The nature of law and the English legal system (AQA A-Level)
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