The European Union and the UK
The UK's relationship with the EU from joining in 1973 to Brexit in 2020, including the impact of EU membership on sovereignty, law, and politics.
Real World
When the European Court of Justice ruled in the 1990 Factortame case that UK fishing legislation breached EU law, Parliament was forced to suspend its own Act — demonstrating how EU membership directly subordinated Westminster sovereignty to European law.
Exam Focus
For 'evaluate' questions, always contrast EU membership's impact on parliamentary sovereignty against the argument Parliament voluntarily consented via the 1972 European Communities Act.
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