The Topics Covered
A) Different vertical legal regimes in the EU
1. Constitutional acts affecting
the EU:
- Primary law
- European Convention on Human Rights
- Other international treaties
- Member States' constitutions
2. Primary
law
- TEU
- TFEU
- Protocols to the basic treaties
- Euratom Treaty
- Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU
- Accession treaties
-
General principles of law
3. Secondary
law
- Directives
- Regulations
- Decisions
- International agreements
4. Non-legislative acts of general application
- Delegated acts
- Implementing acts
5. Non-binding
soft-law
- Recommendations
- Opinions
- Communications
- Declarations
- Notices
- Resolutions
- Policy papers
B) Different horizontal legal regimes in the EU
1. Protocols
2. Accession treaties
3. Enhanced cooperation