Constitutional identity claims

What ECJ judgement introduced the principle of primacy of European law?

• Internationale Handelsgesellschaft 1970

• Van Gend en Loos 1963

• Costa v. ENEL, 1964

• Foto-Frost, 1987

Which type of review does not refer to the limits of EU law?

• constitutional identity review

• judicial dialogue review

• fundamental rights review

• ultra vires review

What Treaty did introduce the idea of national identity to primary law?

• the Treaty of Rome

• the Constitutional Treaty

• the Lisbon Treaty

• the Maastricht Treaty

What could not constitute national constitutional identity?

• constitutional history

• eternity clause

• culture

• all answers are correct

The ECJ has a robust case law on the identity claims

• true

• false

If constitutional identity problem can be overcome by an amendment, the limitation has...

• an absolute character

• a relative character

Majority of scholars call for an abandonment of the concept of constitutional identity.

• true

• false

Constitutional identity claims are often associated with a theory of...

• intergovernmentalism

• constitutional pluralism

• functionalism

• differentiated integration

Do you think that constitutional identity should be distributed between the courts and the legislature?

• Yes, the legislature should also have a say in the process

• No, the courts should be responsible for developing the concept

Do you consider pursuing empirical methods in your future research?

• Yes

• No

• I have not thought of it yet