The European Court of Justice and the Autonomy of the Member States

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ISBN 10: 940000026X / ISBN 13: 9789400000261

Published by Intersentia, 2012

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Synopsis:

There is an impressive body of legal literature on the relationship between the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and its various 'interlocutors' (EU institutions, national jurisdictions, EU interest groups, multinationals, etc.) There has also been occasional speculation at various points in time as to whether or not the ECJ was guilty of 'judicial activism.' Recently however, the ECJ has come under heavy attack from various sides. It has been criticized by leading politicians, national judges, and legal academics for unduly extending the scope of EU law and overstepping its own jurisdiction, to the detriment of the reserved competences or (more broadly) the political autonomy of the Member States. This volume addresses the issue by collecting and confronting the views of leading specialists of EU law, examining the ECJ's recent role in relation to the following five major areas of contention: the general role of the ECJ in defining the scope of EU law in relation to national law * citizenship and migration * fundamental rights and anti-discrimination * internal market * institutional autonomy (rights, remedies, procedures, and sanctions).

From the Back Cover: Whereas individual Member State governments occasionally complain about judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union, especially when those judgments curtail that state?s policy autonomy in a sensitive domain, the collectivity of the Member State governments have agreed, in each treaty revision so far, to confirm and extend the far-reaching powers which the Court of Justice possesses for enforcing EU law. The explanation of the paradox can only be that, deep down, the Member States of the EU remain convinced that an effective Court of Justice with strong enforcement powers is one of the salient features of European Union law which have stood the test of time, and feel no inclination to clip the wings of that Court for fear that this would affect the effectiveness of the European integration process. Nevertheless, the grumblings about single judgments, or about the consistency and direction of the Court in particular policy fields, have never ceased, and indeed have become more audible in recent years. This book deals with the perception that the Court of Justice, quite often, does not leave sufficient autonomy to the Member States in developing their own legal and policy choices in areas where European and national competences overlap.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The European Court of Justice and the ...
Publisher: Intersentia
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New