Law 2101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: International Atomic Energy Agency, Budget Of The European Union, Implied Powers
Document Summary
The eu derives its powers from express grants of power, though not always clearly defined in the founding treaties. Consequently, when the union legislature has sought to exercise less clearly defined powers, these were subject to political disagreement and challenges before the cjeu. The possibility to witness eu criminal legislation can be found in the treaty of maastricht (1993). For most of the legal history within the eu, there was debate on whether eu predecessors had competence to legislate in such field or not. Initially, the discussion on eu criminal law matters revolved around the question of whether criminal law should be seen as an area of exclusive state sovereignty untouched by european provisions. This notion of distinct territories was consistently denied in early judgements of the cjeu. Criminal law was subject to eu law just as any other area of national law and was not subject to special arrangements.
