INTLSTD 101 Midterm: Module 2- EU Video + EU Review
20 Aug 2016
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Supranational control over strategic war resources resolve sibling rivalry" of france and germany by controlling resources. Mostrick treaty 1992 creation of eu as we know it: euro econ committee > european union began as economic and strategic (prevent wwiii) and gradually grows into a supranational body that has supremacy in some areas of gov. Eu interests in mind critique: not accountable to any electorate. The european parliament members are elected by citizens of each contry to represent their interests only directly elected eu institutions can accept/reject/propose amendments to laws proposed by commission size capped at 750 by treaty of lisbon. Council of the eu/council of ministers: heads of state can bind their government when they agree on something together, they are committing the entire country to agreement. Court of justice of the eu: enforces eu law outranks national supreme courts within its jurisdiction jurisdiction is mainly when states fail to ful ll treaty obligations.
