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The EU Court Of Justice and EU Law
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Introduction
The European Union is one of the well operational bodies globally. The European Union
includes most of the countries in Europe since it provides a unified platform where different
countries within the union can engage and operate with one another without serious challenges.
Thus, the union forms partnerships among members focusing on trade and general developmental
agenda as well as social development among members. One of the significant developments within
the European Union over the years has been the formation of the European court of justice. The
establishment of the court was aimed at handling major social and political challenges among the
member countries as it provided the best engagement route among member states. This research
paper provides a detailed analysis into the role of European Union court of justice in the process
of development of the European Union Law.
To effectively understand the role of the European Union in a matter pertaining European
law, it is important to understand the court itself and some of the key aspects involving its setup
and how it carries out its mandate. The European court of justice is considered the highest court in
the European Union, which focuses on European law. The application of the European law has
been framed in a unique way where all the member countries have been integrated to ensure that
there is no violation of any laws within its jurisdiction. The court was established in the year 1952
to create a common ground on which European law could be executed. The court thus has a
representative judge from all the member countries. The key mandate of the European court of
justice is mainly to ensure that European law is interpreted and applied equally across all the
European Union member countries. The court also ensures that countries within the European
Union abide by the EU law. The court is based in Luxembourg.

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The development of the EU law
The European court of justice has been a major player and keeper in the continuous
development of the European law since its formation. Many developments have taken place over
the years bringing a more engaged Europe over the years. The application of the European law in
all member states of European nations has brought together one state, which is the European
Union. The European law bases on two major legislations, which are primary and secondary
legislation.
The primary legislations within the European law are based on the treaties between the
member countries, and thus they form the ground rules for all actions that are undertaken by the
European. Any signatory member to these legislations assumes a full role in ensuring that they
uphold other directives or decisions that are made after this legislation. The primary legislations
in these case play an affirmation role by all members in ensuring that all the decisions that will be
developed by the European Union have their full support. Apart from the treaties, there are other
sources of law within the European law. Unwritten rules, which have been formed through the
jurisdiction of the European court of justice, from another source of law within the European Union
law. These unwritten rules include general principles s...