Supranational union

Not to be confused with Superstate.

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A supranational union is a type of international organization and political union that is empowered to directly exercise some of the powers and functions otherwise reserved to states.[1] A supranational organization involves a greater transfer of or limitation of state sovereignty than other kinds of international organizations.[1]

The European Union (EU) has been described as a paradigmatic case of a supranational organization,[2] as it has deep political, economic and social integration, which includes a common market, joint border control, a supreme court, and regular popular elections.

Another method of decision-making in international organisations is intergovernmentalism, in which state governments play a more prominent role.

  1. ^ a b Helfer, Laurence; Slaughter, Anne-Marie (1 January 1997). "Toward a Theory of Effective Supranational Adjudication". Yale Law Journal. 107 (2): 273–392. doi:10.2307/797259. JSTOR 797259.
  2. ^ Kiljunen, Kimmo (2004). The European Constitution in the Making. Centre for European Policy Studies. pp. 21–26. ISBN 978-92-9079-493-6.