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Consider whether the remaining limitations on the direct effect of EC Law should be maintained.
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Samantha Nicholson European Law Seminar Leader - Harm Schepel It has been said that "European Community law is integrated into the legal orders of the member states. It has become 'law of the land' and as such it is valid. In my view, it should therefore,, in principle, be treated in the same way as provisions of national law, without raising the question of whether the Community rules at issue are directly effective or not" (S Prechal, 'Does direct effect still matter?' (2000) 37 Common Market Law Review 1047, 1067) Consider whether the remaining limitations on the direct effect of EC Law should be maintained. The doctrine of "direct effect" of EC Law is applicable in principle at least to all binding Community law including EC Treaties, secondary legislation and international agreements. This means that provisions of EC Law which are clear, precise and unconditional can be relied upon by individuals in national courts or,...
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