EU Codified Constitution

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 21 January 2014.

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Photo of William Hague William Hague The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 11:30, 21 January 2014

European Union member states have widely differing constitutional structures. In Germany, for instance, the constitutional court has highlighted instances of where the Bundestag’s rights are close to being infringed. In the UK, European Union law takes effect only by virtue of the will of Parliament.