ABSTRACT
Euro-scepticism is not uncommon within the country and it would not be unreasonable to suggest that this follows the encouragement of certain elements of the media. The idea of European unity is a new and modern political concept and the Community was based mainly on co-operation between the Member States that may or may not be followed. The idea of European unity is based on a very noble and worthwhile principle: the avoidance of war in Europe. As a result of the Schuman Plan, the first of the Treaties creating the European Community, later to develop into the European Union, was the European Coal and Steel Community Treaty–the Treaty of Paris 1951. The European Court of Justice has proved to be one of the most significant institutions both in administering and defining European Court law, and also in developing the principle of 'supranationalism'. The Single European Act of 1986 represents the effective 're-launch' of the Community.
