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What EU country are you from where someone would be confused by another saying a proposed EU law is "unconstitutional" in the native language? Per the first li
by virissimo 4y ago
What EU country are you from where someone would be confused by another saying a proposed EU law is "unconstitutional" in the native language?
Per the first line from the "Treaties of the European Union" wikipedia article:
The Treaties of the European Union are a set of international treaties between the European Union (EU) member states which sets out the EU's constitutional basis.
This phrasing sounds totally normal to me in English and its Portuguese equivalent.
- omnicognate 4y agoYes, the term "[un]constitutional" can be used in this way. You don't have to have a written constitution to be able to discuss constitutionality. The UK has no written constitution but we have experts in constitutional law. The problem with the title is that it is heavily editorialised. Not only does the article not use the term "unconstitutional", it doesn't even firmly conclude that the proposed law is contrary to the EU treaties. It outlines an argument to that effect and ends by stating further steps needed to make a strong case. The article itself has a perfectly good title: "Does monitoring your phone affect the essence of privacy?"