| 释义 |
supremacy
n. The prevalence of one law or document over another that conflicts with it. Within the European Union, EU law prevails over national law (R v Secretary of State for Transport ex p Factortame Ltd (No 1) [1990] 2 AC 85 (HL)). There are many instances of national law being overturned by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) when a member state has ignored provisions of the Treaty of Rome. However, in certain areas, for example competition law, national laws may be permitted when they are stricter than provisions in EU law. Following the departure of the United Kingdom from the EU and the ending of the implementation period on 31 December 2020, EU law is no longer applicable in the UK. However, that does not mean that the jurisdiction of the ECJ has completely ended; the few special areas in which it still applies are set out in the article on that Court. |