EU Law Seminar 4
Supremacy of EU Law
Kate Macpherson
,Learning outcomes
Understand
The doctrine of supremacy
The rationale for the doctrine
The practical effect of supremacy
National perspectives: The UK and Germany
MCQs
,Landmark cases
Case 26/62 Van Gend en Loos v. Netherlands Inland Revenue (direct effect)
Case 6/64 Costa v ENEL (establishment of supremacy)
Case 11/70 Internationale Handelsgesellschaft [1970] ECR 1125 (status of national law,
fundamental rights, general principles of EU law)
Internationale Handelsgesellschaft [1974] 2 CMLR 540 (‘solange’ 1)
Case 106/77 Simmenthal v Italian Minister for Finance (pre and post-date EU law)
Factortame Ltd v Sec of State [1991] 1 AC 603 (UK acceptance of primacy)
, SUPREMACY: THE EU PERSPECTIVE
Supremacy of EU Law
Kate Macpherson
,Learning outcomes
Understand
The doctrine of supremacy
The rationale for the doctrine
The practical effect of supremacy
National perspectives: The UK and Germany
MCQs
,Landmark cases
Case 26/62 Van Gend en Loos v. Netherlands Inland Revenue (direct effect)
Case 6/64 Costa v ENEL (establishment of supremacy)
Case 11/70 Internationale Handelsgesellschaft [1970] ECR 1125 (status of national law,
fundamental rights, general principles of EU law)
Internationale Handelsgesellschaft [1974] 2 CMLR 540 (‘solange’ 1)
Case 106/77 Simmenthal v Italian Minister for Finance (pre and post-date EU law)
Factortame Ltd v Sec of State [1991] 1 AC 603 (UK acceptance of primacy)
, SUPREMACY: THE EU PERSPECTIVE
