Legislation in European Union

The European Union is built on an institutional system which is the only one of its kinds in the world.

The Member States delegate sovereignty for certain matters to independent institutions which represent the interests of the Union as a whole, its member countries and its citizens. Democracy and the rule of law are therefore the cornerstones of the structure.1

European Union law

The European Communities' core objective of achieving European unification is based on the rule of law. Community law is an independent legal system which takes precedence over national legal provisions.…