The Various Legal Instruments Used by the European Union

question 26

Multiple Choice

The various legal instruments used by the European Union

• A) issue regulations that are binding against the member states if the national courts of the member states agree to the regulations.
• B) must confer with the United Nations before issuing directives against member states.
• C) direct all disputes involving the European Union law to the International Court of Justice.
• D) have the authority to issue regulations that bind the member states directly.
• E) require the approval of individual nations to address binding decisions against an enterprise of that nation.

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Definitions:

Evaluation

The process of assessing or judging the value, quality, or importance of something based on certain criteria.

Skepticism

An attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object.

Empirical Evidence

Information acquired by observation or experimentation that is used as a basis for knowledge in science.

Observation

The act of carefully watching and noting phenomena as they occur in order to gather data.