The relationship between international public law, Community law and national constitutional law

The draft report by Siegbert ALBER (PPE, D) on the relationships between international law, Community law and national constitutional law was adopted. The German Federal Constitutional Court and the Danish Supreme Court, as well as other lower courts, claimed the right to scrutinize at least secondary Community law in terms of its compatibility with national constitutional law. The dangers associated with so doing were considerable, since the very foundations of the Community and the uniform application of Community law were at risk. The purpose of the report was to deliver an opinion on these contentious questions from the European Parliament's point of view. �