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Help with Problem Question

I'm studying a law conversion course at my university and one of my assignments I'm working is a problem question related to directives. I have to explain if it can be relied on against the individuals employer.

One of the areas I'm planning to talk about is state liability, where one of the conditions is that the rights must be identifiable within the directive. However, in the problem question, it doesn't tell you which article the provision of the directive is under, and it doesn't quote it. It just tells you what it does and who it is for. Does that mean it is not identifiable within the directive?

The reason I'm asking is because every problem question related to directives I've done before it quotes the article under the directive.

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by NiallODK
I'm studying a law conversion course at my university and one of my assignments I'm working is a problem question related to directives. I have to explain if it can be relied on against the individuals employer.
One of the areas I'm planning to talk about is state liability, where one of the conditions is that the rights must be identifiable within the directive. However, in the problem question, it doesn't tell you which article the provision of the directive is under, and it doesn't quote it. It just tells you what it does and who it is for. Does that mean it is not identifiable within the directive?
The reason I'm asking is because every problem question related to directives I've done before it quotes the article under the directive.
It dosent mean the right isn’t identifiable. In problem questions, examiners often don’t give you the article number or quote the provision verbatim they describe its effect instead.As long as the facts make it clear what the directive requires and who it benefits you can still argue that the right is identifiable.

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No—the fact that the problem question does not quote or reference a specific article does not mean the right is not “identifiable within the directive.”
In a problem question, you are expected to infer the existence and content of the right from the description provided, rather than from an expressly cited article number.

NB: I can help you tackle the question comprehensively if you wish.

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