ABSTRACT
The best way to understand European Union law is to start at the beginning, which inevitably involves consideration of why it exists at all. The idea of a united Europe is certainly not a new one and a variety of leaders have, over the centuries, attempted to achieve European integration. In more modern times, it is possible to highlight the end of the Second World War in 1945 as the catalyst which set in motion events that have led to the creation of a European Union.
