Articles And Treaties Flashcards
The Schuman declaration, 9th of may 1950
“Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which will first create a de facto solidarity.”
The treaty of Rome (1957)
Common market - free movement of goods, services, capital
Flanking polices - competition rules, sex equality
The treaty on the European Union - Maastricht 1992
Altered the powers of the treaty to give it greater control, though initially the CFSP and JHA were very limited and expanded over time,
Common foreign security policy (initially very small.)
Economic community
Justice and home affairs
These 3 pillars combined are the European Union,
Treaty of Amsterdam (1997)
Placed immigration under the first pillar of European community,
Immigration plans are drafted by supranational institutions
Based on majority voting
It has judicial protection
Treaty of Nice (2000
Drafted the charter of fundamental rights
Treaty of Lisbon (2009)
Formed the constitutional basis of the European Union creating a legal entity able to sign treaty’s on behalf of its members,
Introduced qualified majority voting on most areas, however some areas such as defence remain unitary
Introduced the right to withdraw from the European Union
Article 50, which states that a country can exit under its own constitutional requirements, then must negotiate the relationship with the European Union and the process of which separation will occur,
There are 2 primary treaties that must therefore be ratified, the first treaty to determine the immediate relationship and the second one to determine it in the long term
Wightman v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
A judgment from Europe which determined that a state within the exiting period of 2 years determined that they no longer wish to leave the European Union they may reverse the process under their own constitutional requirements.
