European Union Law | OCR A-Level Law (H418)
European Union Law
- 39 questions
- 3 subtopics
- Component 2: Law making and the law of tort
- Component 2
The institutions of the Union, its sources of law, and the effect they had on English law..
It covers institutions of the European Union, sources of European Union law and direct effect and the impact of European Union law on English law.
Sample questions from European Union Law
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Institutions of the European Union
What is the European Commission and what are its main functions within the EU?
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The European Commission is the executive body of the EU responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and upholding EU treaties. -
Institutions of the European Union
How are members of the European Parliament selected?
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They are directly elected by EU citizens. -
Sources of European Union law and direct effect
How might indirect effect help an individual when a directive has not been properly implemented?
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National courts must interpret existing domestic law in a way that is consistent with the directive's objectives, potentially giving the individual a remedy through domestic law. -
Sources of European Union law and direct effect
In what type of dispute would horizontal direct effect be relevant?
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In disputes between private individuals or private entities, where one party seeks to rely on EU law against the other. -
The impact of European Union law on English law
Which case established that EU law has supremacy over national law?
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Costa v ENEL (1964). -
The impact of European Union law on English law
How was parliamentary sovereignty affected during the UK's membership of the EU?
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Parliamentary sovereignty was limited because Parliament could not effectively legislate contrary to EU law.
The 3 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Institutions of the European Union | Recall questions on the Commission, the Council, the Parliament and the Court of Justice. | 8 |
| Sources of European Union law and direct effect | Recall questions on treaties, regulations and directives as sources of EU law, direct effect from Van Gend en Loos, vertical and horizontal direct effect, indirect effect, and the Francovich principle on state liability for failing to implement a directive. | 21 |
| The impact of European Union law on English law | Recall questions on the supremacy of EU law, the European Communities Act 1972, Costa v ENEL and Factortame (No 2), and the tension between EU law and parliamentary sovereignty during the UK's membership. | 10 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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