European Legal Integration and Development

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To establish a central European governance authority
To create a unified military force in Europe
To emphasize the free movement of goods, services, capital, and people (correct)
To promote political unity through a single currency

It helps to enforce national laws across member states
It shapes EU law by establishing key doctrines such as supremacy and direct effect (correct)
It regulates the financial systems of EU member states
It acts solely as an appellate court for national laws

It remained strictly focused on economic treaties without regard for human rights
It transformed into a purely civil law system without any common law influences
It merged national laws with non-binding international laws only
It expanded to include human rights and social protections, culminating in the Charter of Fundamental Rights (correct)

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The legal system of the European Union (EU), characterized by its combination of national legal traditions and globally influential principles.

The process of bringing different national legal systems closer together through shared principles and legislation.

The idea that EU law takes precedence over national laws in areas where the EU has exclusive competence.

The Treaty of Rome (1957) established the European Economic Community, emphasizing the free movement of goods, services, capital, and people.

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The principle that EU law is directly applicable in the national legal systems of member states.

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Post-World War II, Europe sought economic and political unity, leveraging law for integration.
The 1957 Treaty of Rome established the EEC, prioritizing free movement of goods, services, capital, and people.

EU law blended civil and common law traditions.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) established EU law supremacy and direct effect.

Initially focused on economic integration, EU law later incorporated human rights and social protections.
The Charter of Fundamental Rights (2000) exemplified this evolution.

EU's legal system influenced similar regional integration efforts globally.
Europe's legal tradition shaped and was shaped by balancing unity and diversity within a shared legal framework.