Research Paper on legal uniformity and differentiation

This research paper will analyze and address the conditions under which legal uniformity can be preserved We understand legal uniformity as anchored to the acquis communautaire which covers not only primary and secondary law but also the adherence to the aims of political economic and monetary union and the administrative capacity to effectively apply and implement the acquis Council of the European Union 2005 Differentiation can result from differences in judicial interpretation perspectives on justice legal culture and traditions and sources of law In terms of deepening this task will take stock of these differences in the EU and the need for differentiation Additionally we will assess in how far this need has changed the narrative of the EUs community orthodoxy In terms of widening this task will analyse in how far differentiation among Member States impacts on the EU club narrative towards potential accession countries Is the process of increasing differentiation in the EU leading toward the creation of a new membership status such as partial or associated or junior membership Would this be a second class membership Is the Brexit process increasing the grey zone between the ins and outs