Supremacy of European Union Law Over National Law: The Factotame Case

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The establishment of the European Union gave birth to various institutions, which bring order and reform to member states. One of these institutions which is extremely important the European Court of Justice as it interprets the laws of the European Union and makes sure that all the laws are applied in the same with in all of the European Union countries. Aside from interpreting laws it also settles legal disputes between the European Union government and the various institutions in the European Union. The jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice encompasses: solving disputes from country to country and within an institution, individuals, companies or organization, if the European institution threatens rights. One such case, which was brought forth by an individual to the court, is the Factotame case.

Before we embark upon why the Factotame case was brought fort to the court it is extremely important for us to know about the composition of the European Court of Justice. The court is made up of twenty-seven judges, one from each member state. There are eight “advocates – general” whose job is to present opinions on cases, which are brought before the Court. The appointment of judge and advocate general is determined by each member state of the European Union and they are appointed for a six-year renewable term. Due to the large number of cases brought forth to the European Court of Justice, in an effort to better serve the constituents the General Court decides over certain cases. The General Court decides over cases that encompass private individuals, companies and organizations. The court has a President, which is elected by all the judges for a renewable term of three – years. The primary j...

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...ate of discrimination of any sort and it will not tolerate any acts that are passed any government, which promotes discrimination of any sort.

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The Common Fisheries Policy. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013. .

"Court of Justice of the European Union." EUROPA -. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013. .

"European Court of Justice." European Court of Justice. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2013. .

Ian Bache, Stephen George & Simon Bulmer, Politics in the European Union, Oxford University Press, 2011.

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