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Federation definition

What does Federation mean? In education law, a federation is an arrangement under which two or more schools share strategic leadership and governance while remaining separate legal schools. In England, “federation” has a statutory basis for maintained schools under the Education Act 2002 and the School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012. A hard federation creates a single governing body for all federating schools, following consultation and formal resolutions, with each school retaining its legal identity, category and individual budget share. Schools may appoint an executive headteacher and share policies and staffing structures. A soft federation is a descriptive term for collaboration without a single governing...

EU Law Practice Area: practitioner starter guide to core principles, topic coverage, key resources, trackers, collections and alerts

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Practice notes

This starter guide introduces EU law for readers encountering the subject for the first time and is aimed at those new to EU law. It outlines the EU Law Practice Area, sets out fundamental themes and doctrines, and points to additional LexisNexis® materials and resources. It covers:

An introduction to EU law
Key topics in EU Law
Further reading materials
Key external links for EU law

This guide is designed to help you get the best from the LexisNexis® EU Law content by showing where to locate it and how to subscribe to email updates and how to sign up for email alerts. If a topic is not addressed in this short guide, use the Topics tab or the Topics dropdown menu to explore more Practice Area material. To see starter guides for other Practice Areas, visit: New starter collection.

An introduction to EU law

The EU is a supranational polity. It is neither a nation nor a Federation like the United States, nor an intergovernmental co-operation body such as the United Nations. In truth, it is singular, and its institutional design does not fit any conventional legal classification. The states forming the EU—its ‘Member States’—remain independent as independent states...

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