ABSTRACT
From the perspective of legal method, several issues arise. A range of differing types of legal rule originate in the European Community. These are created
by different institutions or combinations of institutions with differing effects and jurisdictions. By virtue of the European Community Act 1972, European law is now a direct source of English law and legal rules created in the Community can automatically become part of UK legal systems, including the English legal system; others need to be ratified by Parliament; and yet others need Parliament to choose how to implement the intention of the Community.
