Assignment: Essay/Problem Question
Word limit: 1750 words
This excludes bibliography and footnotes. Footnotes may only contain citations; no other text or argument development. If you exceed the word count, marks will be deducted –
Instructions
· You must include an accurate word count on the cover and feedback sheet.
o An inaccurate word count, or a failure to provide any word count, will result in 5 marks being deducted.
· Your submission MUST be in MICROSOFT WORD format (.docx or .doc). Other formats will not be marked.
· Please number your pages.
· DO NOT put your name on the essay ONLY your student Registration number (this will begin with a 21 or a 22)
· DO NOT put your name in the file name
· The use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems to create work of which you are not the author is strictly prohibited and is an academic offence.
Answer ONE of the following questions
Question 1
Although the principle of subsidiarity serves as a tool for scrutinising the exercise of powers by the EU, its effectiveness remains a subject of debate. Critically examine this statement.
Question 2
Critically evaluate the significance of the primacy of EU law within the EU legal system and explore the various approaches to understanding and applying it.
Question 3
The argument supporting the CJEU’s strict approach in assessing the standing of non-privileged applicants to bring legal actions under Article 263 TFEU lacks merit. Critically discuss.
Question 4
Cassis de Dijon was a case that shaped the free movement of goods rules in the EU. It established the principle of the mutual recognition of product requirement rules. But it also recognised that Member States have powers to make product requirements rules of their own, which may result in some restrictions of the free movement of goods within the single market. Discuss.
Question 5
Critically analyse the impact of the CJEU’s interpretations of the term ‘worker’ within the context of Article 45 TFEU on the exercise of the EU citizens’ rights to free movement.
Question 6
“A member state’s internal taxation system falls completely outside the jurisdiction of the CJEU as member states have the legal capacity to set their tax rates at whichever level they see fit for their economy”. Discuss.