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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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appellate court
Law; European law
A court that can review how the law was used to decide a case in a lower court.
appellate jurisdiction
Law; European law
The appellate court has the right to review and change the lower court decision.
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 ...
best practice
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 ...
