A Community of Law? ‘European’ Law and Judicial Politics: The Court of Justice and Beyond

2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Wincott
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Judicial Politics ◽  
European Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
European Court ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Strategic Context ◽  
European Community Law

OVER THE LAST DECADE AND A HALF THE PART PLAYED BY THE European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the construction and operation of the European Union has become controversial. Relatively unnoticed beyond specialist legal circles in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, the role of the Court featured prominently in the debates occasioned by the Treaty of Maastricht. In this article I consider the use of heroic and villainous imagery to describe the Court. After arguing that such imagery now conceals more than it reveals, I suggest that if its role is to be understood properly, the Court needs to be placed in strategic context. For convenience, the discussion of strategic context, which makes up the largest part of this article, is divided into five sections. In turn these sections consider member state executives, other European Union institutions, ‘European’ law(s), European Community law and actors in civil society (particularly litigants).

The Role of National Constitutional Courts in European Democracy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter Grimm
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Liberalization ◽  
Democratic Legitimacy ◽  
European Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Constitutional Courts ◽  
European Court ◽  
European Democracy ◽  
And Function

This chapter examines the role of national constitutional courts in European democracy. It first provides an overview of national constitutional courts in Europe, focusing on the requirements that they impose on national institutions and the consequences of those requirements at the treaty level—i.e., transferring national powers to the European Union and regulating how these powers are exercised; at the level of the EU’s exercise of these powers; and at the level of implementing European law within national legal systems. The chapter also discusses how the European Court of Justice’s jurisprudence enabled the European treaties to function as a constitution; the non-political mechanism of EU decisions and how it promotes economic liberalization; and how the design and function of European primary law undermine democracy. The chapter suggests that the democratic legitimacy imparted to the EU’s decisions by its citizens can only develop within the framework of the European Parliament’s powers.

‘What Has It Got to Do Necessarily with the European Union?’: International Family Law and European (Economic) Integration

2007 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 329-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Meeusen
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Family Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Cooperation ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
European Court ◽  
Free Movement Of Persons ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
European Community Law

Family law has long been considered a domain which virtually escaped any impact from European Community law. Insofar as European cooperation was aimed at economic integration in the context of the EEC, the arguments in favour of keeping it that way seemed obvious and convincing. Today, the relationship between European law and (international) family law is often viewed in an entirely different way. The explanation for this shift lies in the broad, functional approach adopted by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to the free movement of persons in the European Union, as well as in the transformation of the Community from the EEC into the EC and its incorporation into a ‘European Union’ (EU) not exclusively oriented towards economic integration.

scholarly journals The Political Role of the European Court of Justice: How the EU Institutional Thresholds Shield the Integrationist Power of the Court

2019 ◽  
pp. 195-212
Author(s):  
Roberto Reyes Izquierdo
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Court Of Justice ◽  
Legislative Process ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Role ◽  
Fundamental Factor ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Eu

The aim of this paper is to analyse how the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has been a fundamental factor in the integration process of the European Union, in spite of the obstacles posed by the intergovernmental dynamics that have traditionally hindered the construction of a stronger, cohesive and more integrated Europe. Important principles such as direct effect or supremacy of EU law have been developed through ECJ rulings and case law, even when such principles were not literally foreseen in the foundational Treaties. Therefore, this paper argues that the role and power of the Court as an “indirect law-maker” have been essential for the construction of the European Union, and this has been possible due to the complexities and weaknesses of the legislative process involving the three main decision-makers: the Commission, the Council of the EU, and the European Parliament.

scholarly journals Algorytm jako informacja publiczna w prawie europejskim

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Mazur
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
European Union ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
European Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
European Court ◽  
Access Information ◽  
The Right ◽  
Automated Decision Making

The author verifies the hypothesis concerning the possibility of using algorithms – applied in automated decision making in public sector – as information which is subject to the law governing the right to access information or the right to access official documents in European law. She discusses problems caused by the approach to these laws in the European Union, as well as lack of conformity of the jurisprudence between the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights.

11. Judicial Powers II

2021 ◽  
pp. 409-450
Author(s):  
Robert Schütze
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Court Of Justice ◽  
European Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
General Duty ◽  
National Courts ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
European Court ◽  
Procedural Autonomy ◽  
Compensatory Damages

This chapter discusses the ‘decentralized’ powers of the European Court of Justice. It looks at two specific constitutional principles that the Court has derived from the general duty of sincere cooperation: the principle of equivalence and the principle of effectiveness. Both principles have led to a significant judicial harmonization of national procedural laws. The chapter then turns to a third incursion into the procedural autonomy of national courts: the liability principle. While the previous two principles relied on the existence of national remedies for the enforcement of European law, this principle establishes a European remedy for proceedings in national courts. An individual can here, under certain conditions, claim compensatory damages resulting from a breach of European law. Importantly, the remedial competence of national courts is confined to national wrongs. They cannot give judgments on ‘European’ wrongs, as jurisdiction over the latter is—like the power to annul Union law—an exclusive power of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Finally, the chapter explores what happens in areas in which the Union has harmonized the remedial or jurisdictional competences of national courts.

10. Judicial Powers I

2021 ◽  
pp. 357-408
Author(s):  
Robert Schütze
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Reference Procedure ◽  
National Courts ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
European Court ◽  
Central Pillar ◽  
Cooperative Federalism ◽  
Indirect Action

This chapter highlights the ‘centralized’ powers of the Court of Justice of the European Union. It begins with an analysis of the Court's annulment power. The power of judicial review is the founding pillar of a Union ‘based on the rule of law’. The chapter then moves to the remedial power of the European Court, and the question of when the Union legislative or executive branches will be liable to pay damages for an illegal action. It also investigates the Court's power to adjudicate disputes between parties. In addition to a number of direct actions (direct actions start directly in the European Court), the EU Treaties also envisage an indirect action starting in the national courts: the preliminary reference procedure. This procedure is the central pillar of the Union's cooperative federalism for it combines the central interpretation of Union law by the Court of Justice with the decentralized application of European law by the national courts.

Infringement Procedure in the European Union. The importance of the preliminary procedure

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (04) ◽  
pp. 144-146
Author(s):  
Sevil Əliheydər qızı Dəmirli ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
European Court Of Justice ◽  
European Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Important Place ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
European Court

Judicial practice formed in the practice of the European Court of Justice belongs to the category of the main sources of law of European law. This practice was the source of law referred to by all Member States and their respective judicial authorities. The article discusses the important place of the preliminary proceedings in the case of violation of the contract by the Court. In practice, the proper conduct of preliminary proceedings shows that court time is used effectively in many disputes. This reflects the European Court's exceptional legal role in ensuring the rule of law and its direct force. The article can be used by university students, teachers, lawyers, researchers, European legal scholars and other practitioners Key words: contract violation, the preliminary proceedings, procedure, European Comission, European Court of Justice

SEP Litigation and Huawei

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 786-805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupprecht Podszun
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Patent Law ◽  
European Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Dominant Position ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
Essential Patent ◽  
Patent Thickets ◽  
Standard Essential Patent

In the 2015 case Huawei/ZTE, the Court of Justice of the European Union took one of its rare opportunities to rule on the interface of antitrust and patent law. The question before the Court was whether the holder of a standard-essential patent abuses a dominant position by seeking an injunction against a potential licensee. Regarding a previous line of cases under European law, the Court took a surprisingly easy solution by forcing the companies to get back to the negotiation table. This may be attributed to a new methodological balancing approach of the Court. While acknowledging the problem of patent thickets, the Court restrains the role of antitrust authorities in this field.

‘What Has It Got to Do Necessarily with the European Union?’: International Family Law and European (Economic) Integration

2007 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 329-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Meeusen
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Family Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Cooperation ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
European Court ◽  
Free Movement Of Persons ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
European Community Law

Family law has long been considered a domain which virtually escaped any impact from European Community law. Insofar as European cooperation was aimed at economic integration in the context of the EEC, the arguments in favour of keeping it that way seemed obvious and convincing. Today, the relationship between European law and (international) family law is often viewed in an entirely different way. The explanation for this shift lies in the broad, functional approach adopted by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to the free movement of persons in the European Union, as well as in the transformation of the Community from the EEC into the EC and its incorporation into a ‘European Union’ (EU) not exclusively oriented towards economic integration.

Part A Annotated Guide, 1 History, Application, Interpretation, and Legal Sources of the Market Abuse Regulation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mock Sebastian
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Court Of Justice ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Market Abuse ◽  
The Core ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
European Court ◽  
Annotated Guide ◽  
European Regulations ◽  
The 1960S

This chapter presents an overview of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). The MAR is based on the competence of the Union in Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The regulation of market abuse has a long history in the Union and dates back to the 1960s. As is the case for many European regulations such as this one, the Market Abuse Regulation is directly applicable and must be interpreted by the General Court of the European Court of Justice as the court of last instance. In this regard, autonomous interpretation is the core principle for the interpretation of the Market Abuse Regulation.

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