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The EU - Critically evaluate the characteristics of Regulations, Directives and Decisions.  

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EU Coursework Part 1 Task Critically evaluate the characteristics of Regulations, Directives and Decisions. Response The EU was created in 1951although was more well known by the treaties that were made between states such as the European Coal and Steel Community Treaty (ECSC) 1952. Since then the EU has grown to include 25 Member states. With all the different types of national legislative systems, the EU needed to create their own to ensure uniformity in the community. The Assembly or European Parliament creates EU law from proposals brought forward by the Commission through many different procedures. The EC base principles within the Treaties that member states sign and further legislation is created on the basis of these principles. Examples are the fundamental human rights enshrined in the Treaty of Rome and then stated in the European Convention on Human Rights Act. Other principles include equality, proportionality (the acts of a member state being proportionate...

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