ABSTRACT
In the early stages of the European Union, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) made it clear that a new legal order had been established. It was recognised by the authors of the Treaties establishing the original Community that a court was necessary to ensure that there was a uniform interpretation and application of (European Union) EU law throughout the Member States. As international agreements between the EU and non-Member States are part of Union law and binding on Member States, it is clearly important that uniform interpretations should be given to the agreement throughout the European Union. The most important source of EU law can be found in the Treaties. The recent Treaty of Lisbon has meant that there are now two important Treaties in the EU: the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
