European Law as a terminological issue

• Main Authors: Michaela Poremská, Bohumil Vítek
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mendel University Press 2012-01-01
• Series: Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
• Subjects: EU; law; European law; EU law; terminology
• Online Access: https://acta.mendelu.cz/60/2/0517/

The European Law is a multiple-value term which is used in several branches of law and other sciences and its understanding is not clear. There are four basic branches of law explaining the concept of the “European law.“ One of them is the European law as the law of the EU. Second meaning is the law of international organizations. Then the law of Europe as the continent and the last meaning is connected with functional concept of law. The function is the regulation of competition or public procurement etc. The aim of the article is to contribute to better understanding of different meanings of the European law. Not only for the purpose of legal science but for other sciences as well because the EU law is binding for all the Member states and their activities.