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• Why are international laws more important than national laws?

  National laws need to be adjusted in case an international law is in contradiction with it.

• Micro comparison (functional comparison)

  Which legal system has the solution best suited for my problem? The activity in which the legal solution to a social problem in legal systems are compared

• States are organized in a state structure; the way power is distributed amongst entities of a state. What are 2 common state forms?

  1. Federation; A state that unites federated areas that are self governing within the boundaries set by the federation
  2. Unitary state; a centrally organized state in which all power is vested in national political institutions. 

• States are ruled according to a government system; the way in which power is distributed amongst the political institutions of a state. What are the 2 most frequently used systems?

  1. Monarchy: A state in which the highest power is vested in and distributed from one person to a group of persons
  2. Republic: A state in which the highest power is attributed to political bodies that rules within the boundaries of a constitution and is headed by a president

• Legislature may be composed by one or two chambers, which ones?

  Unicameral system and bicameral system

• Of who does the executive branch exist?

  The government of a counry

• Of which layers doe the judiciary compose of?

  - District courts; courts of first instance
  - Appellate courts; intermediate courts
  - A supreme court; the court of last instance
  
  Next to these courts of general jurisdiction, most countries have specialized courts for particular disputes. Some federations have a separate Constitutional Court that is competent to review law against the constitution. 

• What is the Goal of the United Nations?

  Global peace and security through interaction, discussion, political exchange and law making

• History of the European Economic Integration; 1952/ post WW2

  European Coal and Steel Community (Benelux, Germany, France, Italy)

• History of the European Economic IntegrationWhat happened in 1858?

  Common Market; European Economic Community