Judging Europe's Judges The Legitimacy of the Case Law of the European Court of Justice Examined

Author: Maurice Adams; Johan Meeusen; Gert Straetmans; Henri de Waele
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781849469708

Published In: July 2015
Format: Paperback , 272 pages
Jurisdiction: European Union ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9781849463355

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After successive waves of EU enlargement, and pursuant to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Court of Justice finds itself at the brink of a new era. Both the institution itself and the broader setting within which it operates have become more heterogeneous than ever before. As a consequence the issues now arriving on its docket are also often of dazzling complexity, covering an unprecedented number of fields. The aims of this volume are to study the impact of these developments, examine the legitimacy of the Court's output in this novel context and provide a systemic appraisal of its overall performance. In doing so, specific attention is paid to its most recent case law on four topics: the general principles of EU law, external relations, the internal market and Union citizenship.

Featuring contributions by Armin von Bogdandy, Michael Dougan, Piet Eeckhout, Koen Lenaerts, Ján Mazák, Jukka Snell, Daniel Thym, Takis Tridimas, Stephen Weatherill and Joseph Weiler.

Introduction: Judging Europe's Judges Maurice Adams, Henri de Waele, Johan Meeusen and Gert Straetmans
1. The Court's Outer and Inner Selves: Exploring the External and Internal Legitimacy of the European Court of Justice Koen Lenaerts
2. Adjudication by Reference to General Principles of EU Law: A Second Look at the Mangold Case Law J n Maz k and Martin Moser
3. The Court's Case Law on the Internal Market: 'A Circumloquacious Statement of the Result, Rather than a Reason for Arriving at It'? Stephen Weatherill
4. The Legitimacy of Free Movement Case Law: Process and Substance Jukka Snell
5. The Bubble that Burst: Exploring the Legitimacy of the Case Law on the Free Movement of Union Citizens Michael Dougan
6. Towards 'Real' Citizenship? The Judicial Construction of Union Citizenship and its Limits Daniel Thym
7. Placing the European Union in International Context: Legitimacy of the Case Law Eileen Denza
8. Of Feasibility and Silent Elephants: The Legitimacy of the Court of Justice through the Eyes of National Courts Michal Bobek
Epilogue: Judging the Judges - Apology and Critique JHH Weiler

Maurice Adams is Professor of general jurisprudence at Tilburg University, and part-time Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Antwerp.
Johan Meeusen is Professor of Law and Vice-Rector of the University of Antwerp.
Gert Straetmans is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Antwerp.
Henri de Waele is a Senior Lecturer in European Union law at Radboud University Nijmegen and a guest Professor of European Law at the University of Antwerp.