- Preface
- New to this edition
- List of figures
- List of boxes
- List of tables
- List of contributors
- List of abbreviations
- Guided Tour of Online Resource Centre
- 1. Introduction
- Part 1 The Historical Context
- 2. The European Union: Establishment and Development
- 3. From the Constitutional Treaty to the Treaty of Lisbon and Beyond
- Part 2 Theories and Conceptual Approaches
- 4. Neo-functionalism
- 5. Intergovernmentalism
- 6. Theorizing the European Union after Integration Theory
- 7. Governance in the European Union
- 8. Europeanization
- Part 3 Institutions and Actors
- 9. The European Commission
- 10. The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- 11. The European Parliament
- 12. The Court of Justice of the European Union
- 13. Interest Groups and the European Union
- Part 4 Policies and Policy-making
- 14. Policy-making in the European Union
- 15. EU External Relations
- 16. Enlargement
- 17. The European Union’s Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies
- 18. The Single Market
- 19. The European Union’s Social Dimension
- 20. The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice
- 21. Economic and Monetary Union
- 22. The Common Agricultural Policy
- 23. Environmental Policy
- Part 5 Issues and Debates
- 24. Democracy and Legitimacy in the European Union
- 25. Public Opinion and the European Union
- 26. The Euro Crisis and European Integration
- 27. The Future of the EU
- Glossary
- Appendix—Brexit supplement
- Bibliography (Brexit supplement)
- References
- Index
(p. 167) 12. The Court of Justice of the European Union
- Chapter:
- (p. 167) 12. The Court of Justice of the European Union
- Author(s):
Ilias Kapsis
- DOI:
- 10.1093/hepl/9780198708933.003.0012
This chapter focuses on the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the judicial arm of the European Union. The CJEU consists of three courts: the Court of Justice, the European General Court, and the Civil Service Tribunal. Its mission is to ensure that ‘in the interpretation and application’ of the treaties of the Union ‘the law is observed’. The chapter first traces the history of the CJEU before discussing issues of structure and procedure, the extent of the Courts' jurisdiction, and their role in the promotion of European integration. It then considers the criticism directed at the CJEU for the way it exercises its judicial powers, and more specifically the reaction of member states to its ‘judicial activism’. It concludes with an assessment of the main challenges facing the EU courts.
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- Preface
- New to this edition
- List of figures
- List of boxes
- List of tables
- List of contributors
- List of abbreviations
- Guided Tour of Online Resource Centre
- 1. Introduction
- Part 1 The Historical Context
- 2. The European Union: Establishment and Development
- 3. From the Constitutional Treaty to the Treaty of Lisbon and Beyond
- Part 2 Theories and Conceptual Approaches
- 4. Neo-functionalism
- 5. Intergovernmentalism
- 6. Theorizing the European Union after Integration Theory
- 7. Governance in the European Union
- 8. Europeanization
- Part 3 Institutions and Actors
- 9. The European Commission
- 10. The European Council and the Council of the European Union
- 11. The European Parliament
- 12. The Court of Justice of the European Union
- 13. Interest Groups and the European Union
- Part 4 Policies and Policy-making
- 14. Policy-making in the European Union
- 15. EU External Relations
- 16. Enlargement
- 17. The European Union’s Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies
- 18. The Single Market
- 19. The European Union’s Social Dimension
- 20. The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice
- 21. Economic and Monetary Union
- 22. The Common Agricultural Policy
- 23. Environmental Policy
- Part 5 Issues and Debates
- 24. Democracy and Legitimacy in the European Union
- 25. Public Opinion and the European Union
- 26. The Euro Crisis and European Integration
- 27. The Future of the EU
- Glossary
- Appendix—Brexit supplement
- Bibliography (Brexit supplement)
- References
- Index