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==Sovereignty==

==Sovereignty==

The member states of the European Union fall under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. Similar to Federal Law trumping State Law in United States politics, the EU member states are obligated to follow the laws set forth by the European Court of Justice. This system of government takes sovereignty from the nation, and rests it in the EU court of Justice. Some political theorists argue that the EU is thus the death of the nation, as by the rules of the Treaty of Westphalia, nations are defined by their rite of self-sovereignty.

The member states of the European Union fall under the jurisdiction of the Union's legislative and judicial institutions (the Court of Justice, the Commission, the Council and the Parliament) in those competences that they have conferred to the Union (the principle of subsidiarity). Similar to Federal Law trumping State Law in United States politics, EU member states are obligated to follow the laws set forth by the European Court of Justice. This system of government takes sovereignty in those agreed areas from the nation, and rests it in the EU institutions. Some political theorists argue that the EU is thus the death of the nation, as by the rules of the Treaty of Westphalia, nations are defined by their right of self-sovereignty.

==Economy==

==Economy==