Defining the field of application of the EU law

Abstract

The problem of determination of the field of application of EU law is of a big theoretical and practical importance. It directly and entirely determines the invocation of all EU acts including the Charter of fundamental rights of the EU. The problem is also connected to the terminological difference between “implementation” and “field of application” (or “scope of”). In order to be able to correctly define whether an internal situation falls in the scope of EU law (with all consequences, established in the same EU law) we need to establish a system of criteria. Achieving a clear view on the matter is only possible on the ground through the analysis of the EU Court of Justice jurisprudence.

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