Chapter 6 Self-test Questions

The law and institutions of the European Union

The European Economic Community (EEC) was established by the Treaty of Paris in 1952

The Treaty of Lisbon contains all of the fundamental rules of EU law.

The UK is the first Member State to have left the EU.

Which of the following is a Member State of the EU as of March 2020?
Please select all that apply.

Which of the following institutions have a role to play in the creation of EU legislation?
Please select all that apply.

The Advocates General deliver binding judgments which must be followed by the Court of Justice.

Which of the following are facts about the European Parliament?
Please select all that apply.

Which of the following are facts about the European Commission?
Please select all that apply.

In December 2009, the European Community Treaty was renamed the _______________.

Which one of the following is a defining characteristic of every directive?

Which of the following are defining characteristics of every regulation?
Please select all that apply

Which of the following are legally binding sources of EU Law?
Please select all that apply

The preliminary rulings procedure allows the Court of Justice of the European Union to give rulings concerning the interpretation of… Please select all that apply.

Which one of the following would not be entitled to invoke the preliminary rulings procedure?

The Court of Justice takes into account which of the following factors in deciding whether a body seeking a preliminary ruling is qualified to do so … Please select all that apply.

Those national court which are subject to mandatory referral (Article 267(3) TFEU) are known as ____ __ ___ ______.

The mandatory referral procedure (Article 267(3) TFEU) is subject to the following exceptions … Please select all that apply.

EU legislation is 'supreme' over conflicting national law, even national constitutional law

EU legislation, even secondary EU legislation, is 'supreme' over conflicting national law

When a national court is faced with a conflict of EU law and national law, what must the court do?

If a provision of EU legislation is directly effective, then it is automatically vertically effective.

A provision of EU law is directly effective when it satisfies which of the following conditions?
Please select all that apply.

Which of the following provisions of EU law are capable of horizontal direct effect?
Please select all that apply.

Which of the following are 'emanations of the State'?
Please select all that apply.

'Indirect Effect' requires judges in national courts to re-write national legislation so that it is compatible with any relevant EU directive.

Which of the following are conditions for establishing State Liability?
Please select all that apply.

Which of the following are factors for establishing a sufficiently serious breach of EU law?
Please select all that apply.

State liability actions can be brought following the judgment of any national court, if the judgment is seriously in breach of EU Law

Member States are allowed to impose conditions on the amount of damages that the claimant can recover in state liability claims. However, any such conditions must not be less favourable than those relating to similar domestic claims. This is the principle of ___________.

Member States are allowed to impose conditions on the amount of damages that the claimant can recover in state liability claims. However, any such conditions must not be framed in such a way as to make it in practice 'impossible or excessively difficult' to obtain reparation. This is the principle of ___________.

Which UK Statute was repealed by s.1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018?

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