EUROPEAN UNION|European Union law
- <i>acquis</i> crua Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- hard acquis
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- Definition all "hard law" [ IATE:918811 ] within the "Union acquis [ IATE:878385 ] Reference Council-EN, based on various sources, including: Threlfall, M., The European Union and social policy: an innovative approach to regional integration?, UNU-CRIS Occasional Papers 0-2006/14, http://www.cris.unu.edu/fileadmin/workingpapers/20060620144201.O-2006-14.pdf [15.1.2015]
- Comment 1. As opposed to "soft acquis" [ IATE:910913 ](antonym), which is a better-established concept.2. Virtual synonym of "Union law" [ IATE:3510680 ], which is generally preferable as it is an established term from the Lisbon Treaty.