Week 2 - How Does EU Law Work Today in England and Wales

Question 1

What is retained law?

Answer 1

Essentially a snapshot of EU law as it is applied in the UK on 31 December 2020, which was cut and pasted into our domestic legal system

Question 2

What is the first variation of retained EU law?

Answer 2

Domestic law which implemented or related to former EU obligations, such as the UK’s Working Time Regulations, which implemented the EU Working Time Directive

Question 3

What is the second variation of retained EU law?

Answer 3

EU legislation which was directly applicable in the UK without implementing legislation, such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation

Question 4

What is the third variation of retained EU law?

Answer 4

Other rights and principles in EU law that had a direct effect in the UK, like the right not to be discriminated on grounds of nationality - a right provided for in the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU