This paper presents the findings of a comparative statistical study examining the application and trends in the deployment and utilisation of European Union (EU) law before the Scottish and Irish courts over a 10-year period from 2009–2018. The paper poses the question, how does European integration impact on the domestic legal systems of EU Member States due to the increasing volume, and significance, of cases where EU law is raised and applied within domestic legal systems? The research presented is of particular relevance in light of Brexit. It allows prescient reflection on the significant disruption and impact the United Kingdom's exit from the EU is likely to have on areas of domestic law which are highly integrated with EU law. It highlights the potential difficulties implicit in attempting to unpick over 40 years of assimilation of EU law and principles into Scots law. These research outcomes should lead to further reflection and debate on the role of EU law and its impact on judicial decision-making in the Scottish and Irish legal systems in general.

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苏格兰和爱尔兰法院十年的欧盟法律：比较国家法律制度

本文介绍了一项比较统计研究的结果，该研究调查了 2009 年至 2018 年 10 年间在苏格兰和爱尔兰法院部署和利用欧盟 (EU) 法律的应用和趋势。本文提出的问题是，由于在国内法律体系中提出和适用欧盟法律的案件数量和重要性不断增加，欧洲一体化如何影响欧盟成员国的国内法律体系？鉴于英国退欧，所提出的研究特别相关。它可以预见性地反思英国退出欧盟可能对与欧盟法律高度融合的国内法领域产生的重大破坏和影响。它强调了试图将 40 多年的欧盟法律和原则同化为苏格兰法律所隐含的潜在困难。这些研究成果应该会引发对欧盟法律的作用及其对苏格兰和爱尔兰法律体系中司法决策的影响的进一步反思和辩论。