Constitution, sovereignty and referendums
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Merchant Shipping Act 1988
- Prevented foreign vessels fishing in British waters
- In conflict with EU Common Fisheries Policy
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R (Factortame Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport: Spanish fishermen, judicial review
- ECJ held that Act was incompatible with EU law
- HoL confirmed primacy of EU law
Key themes and aims of the EU
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Four freedoms:
- movement of people
- movement of services
- movement of capital
- movement of goods
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Wider aims include
- peace and stability
- promotion of economic growth across member states
- promotion of individual rights and freedoms
- integration into an “ever closer union”