Question: DISSERTATION OUTLINE, Title: The effect of European Law upon parliament sovereignty.
Hypothesis: The United Kingdom's membership of the European Union has had an impact on the supremacy of the parliament.
Answer: National sovereignty is often used to mean the people, through their national government, govern their own affairs. The UK, a nation which prides itself as legislative supremacy, now finds itself burdened with considerable external limits imposed upon on its own freedom of action.
European Union law enjoys a de facto supremacy; this notion seeks to challenge the traditional 19th century conception of parliamentary sovereignty and creates a more accurate, modern version of the doctrine of the national power and sovereignty....(short extract)
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- Subject: Law
- Course: European Union Law
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 72%
- Words: 8227
- Date submitted: January 29, 2009
- Date written: May, 2006
- References: Yes
- Document type: Dissertation
- Essay ID: 441
