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European law
body of treaties, law and court judgements which operates alongside the legal systems of the European Union's member states.
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Adversary system
Law; European law
The system of trial practise in the United States and some other countries in which each of the opposing (or "adversary") parties has the opportunity to present and establish opposing positions ...
Appellate jurisdiction
Law; European law
The appellate court has the right to review and change the lower court decision.
Appellate court
Law; European law
A court that can review how the law was used to decide a case in a lower court.
Best practise
Law; European law
One way of improving policies in the EU is for governments to look at what is going on in other EU countries and to see what works best. They can then adopt this 'best practice', adapting it to their ...
аcquis communautaire
Law; European law
This is a French term meaning, essentially, 'the EU as it is' – in other words, the rights and obligations that EU countries share. The 'acquis' includes all the EU's treaties and laws, declarations ...
European Monetary System (EMS)
Law; European law
The forerunner of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). It was a way of creating an area of currency stability throughout the European Community by encouraging countries to co-ordinate their monetary ...
European Monetary Institute (EMI)
Law; European law
Established in 1994 to oversee the co-ordination of the monetary policies of national central banks. The EMI also worked towards the creation of the European Central Bank.
