There is little usage of what may be described as the forensic skill of the English judge. The major part of the report concerns summaries of the arguments put forward by both parties, the Advocate General, other interested Member States, and the governments of affected Member States. Given the detail of the summarised arguments, and the range of arguments presented, it is interesting to note that it is acceptable for the Court to dismiss arguments without reasons. Theoretically, of course, an English judge could do the same, but the entrenched method of reasoning by analogy based on precedent makes such a course of action unlikely. 5.7 SUMMARY This chapter has attempted to give an outline description of the main areas where English law needs to be read and understood in its European dimension. These areas are the law relating to human rights, and the EU and its law making powers (EC law). The chapter began with a basic introduction to the idea of treaties in general as the main method of the British government making political agreements— agreements that are usually operative at the level of international law. The chapter then explained the ways in which the law relating to human rights and the legal aspects of the EU have become part of English law.

DOI link for There is little usage of what may be described as the forensic skill of the English judge. The major part of the report concerns summaries of the arguments put forward by both parties, the Advocate General, other interested Member States, and the governments of affected Member States. Given the detail of the summarised arguments, and the range of arguments presented, it is interesting to note that it is acceptable for the Court to dismiss arguments without reasons. Theoretically, of course, an English judge could do the same, but the entrenched method of reasoning by analogy based on precedent makes such a course of action unlikely. 5.7 SUMMARY This chapter has attempted to give an outline description of the main areas where English law needs to be read and understood in its European dimension. These areas are the law relating to human rights, and the EU and its law making powers (EC law). The chapter began with a basic introduction to the idea of treaties in general as the main method of the British government making political agreements— agreements that are usually operative at the level of international law. The chapter then explained the ways in which the law relating to human rights and the legal aspects of the EU have become part of English law.

There is little usage of what may be described as the forensic skill of the English judge. The major part of the report concerns summaries of the arguments put forward by both parties, the Advocate General, other interested Member States, and the governments of affected Member States. Given the detail of the summarised arguments, and the range of arguments presented, it is interesting to note that it is acceptable for the Court to dismiss arguments without reasons. Theoretically, of course, an English judge could do the same, but the entrenched method of reasoning by analogy based on precedent makes such a course of action unlikely. 5.7 SUMMARY This chapter has attempted to give an outline description of the main areas where English law needs to be read and understood in its European dimension. These areas are the law relating to human rights, and the EU and its law making powers (EC law). The chapter began with a basic introduction to the idea of treaties in general as the main method of the British government making political agreements— agreements that are usually operative at the level of international law. The chapter then explained the ways in which the law relating to human rights and the legal aspects of the EU have become part of English law.