1. 'The Luxembourg Compromise had a baleful effect on the development of the European Union.'Do you agree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer.

2. Compare the role of the European Parliament in the law-making process of the EU with that of the Council. Is the role played by the former sufficient to enable us to classify the EU's law-making process as democratic?

3. Are Article 7 TEU and Articles 258 to 260 TFEU adequate to ensure compliance by Member States with their obligations under the EU Treaties, particularly Art 2 TEU? If not, what changes to those provisions would you recommend?

4. 'Although it is largely a political issue, Brexit has to some extent been shapedby courts in Edinburgh, London and Luxembourg.'

Analyse the impact of court rulings on Brexit and identify a court whose intervention seems to you to have been particularly significant. Give reasons for your answer.