'Without Article 234 each Member State could develop its own version of Community Law' Assess the extent to which Article 234 prevents such fragmentation.
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Jonathan Watts Word count = 2040 Title 'Without Article 234 each Member State could develop its own version of Community Law' Assess the extent to which Article 234 prevents such fragmentation. Article 234 is a vital device in ensuring every Member State benefits from the advantages of being part of the EU. The title question raises several issues that need to be resolved in order to understand article 234. First what is article 234, what does it do and what is its role in the community. Then it is necessary to look at how the procedure works and to what extent it fulfils its objectives i.e. does it have any shortcomings. Article 234 is an attempt to prevent a clear danger that Community Law may develop differently in the national courts of the Member States (i.e. be interpreted differently depending on legal traditions of the individual Member...


