| ▲ | patates 4 days ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I didn't think this was even possible. Can EU laws actually override the constitutional rights of member states? I was under the impression that the principle of supremacy isn't absolute and doesn't extend to overriding a country's fundamental constitutional rights. If that's not the case, the danger isn't limited to just Germany. With authoritarian regimes gaining power everywhere, it would only take a few of them working together to pass an EU law that makes everything fair game. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | aleph_minus_one 4 days ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> Can EU laws actually override the constitutional rights of member states? Sometimes yes. > I was under the impression that the principle of supremacy isn't absolute and doesn't extend to overriding a country's fundamental constitutional rights. What are a country's fundamental constitutional rights can be "dynamically adjusted" depending on the political wishes. :-( > With authoritarian regimes gaining power everywhere, it would only take a few of them working together to pass an EU law that makes everything fair game. There is a reason why more and more EU-skeptical movements gain traction in various EU countries. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | piltdownman 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the most part yes, with caveats. Specifically for Ireland, we are the only EU member state where the Constitution ordains a referendum to validate ratification of any amendments that result in a transfer of sovereignty to the European Union; such as the Nice Treaty which we can prevent from passing on an EU level. Ratification of other Treaties without the sovereignty component is decided upon by the states' national parliaments in all other member states. Ireland, Netherlands, and Luxembourg also have veto powers when it comes to EU wide regulations. That's why Article 116 exists. In the particular, the Seville Declaration recognised the right of Ireland (and all other member states) to decide in accordance with National Constitutions and laws whether and how to participate in any activities under the European Security and Defence Policy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seville_Declarations_on_the_Tr... It's enshrined in German Case Law as 'Identitätsvorbehalt'. https://www.bpb.de/kurz-knapp/lexika/das-europalexikon/30945... The Polish constitutional court has also ruled that EU law does not supercede national law. Thus, primacy of EU law is wholly rejected in Poland. https://www.euronews.com/2021/10/07/polish-court-rules-some-... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | impossiblefork 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. The EU isn't a federation, there's no supremacy class. The member countries are sovereign and obviously can't go against their constitutions or basic laws. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | p_l 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Privacy of communications is usually a normal law not constitutional principle, so slots perfectly fine without any supremacy issues between constitution and EU law. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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