The Role and Place of the Subsidiarity Principle in the EU''s Legal Framework: Substantial, Instrumental and Institutional Aspects
The role and place of the subsidiarity principle in the legislative mechanism of supranational regulation of relations in the European Union are examined. The main attention is paid to investigation of order (procedures) and methods (tools) for the implementation of the legislative prerogatives of the European Union. The three types of legal instruments for the legislative EU acts are: regulation, directive, decision, which has different legal impact on national law. Preference have to be given to the directive as the most «proportional» and «subsidiary» regulatory instrument.