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COURT OF JUSTICE

COURT OF JUSTICE. Group 4 Andrea de la Fuente Beatriz Alvaro Aitziber Ruiz de Eguino. Question 1. What is the Court of Justice ?

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COURT OF JUSTICE

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  1. COURT OF JUSTICE Group 4 Andrea de la Fuente Beatriz Alvaro Aitziber Ruiz de Eguino

  2. Question 1 • WhatistheCourt of Justice? TheCourtofJusticeinterprets EU law to makesureitisappliedinthesamewayinall EU countries. Italsosettles legal disputesbetween EU governments and EU institutions. Individuals, companies or organisationscanalsobringcasesbeforetheCourtiftheyfeeltheirrightshave been infringedbyan EU institution. Luxembourg

  3. Question 2 • What type of cases are there? • The Court gives rulings on the cases brought before it. The five most common types of cases are: • requests for a preliminary ruling – when national courts ask the Court of Justice to interpret a point of EU law • actions for failure to fulfil an obligation – brought against EU governments for not applying EU law • actions for annulment – against EU laws thought to violate the EU treaties or fundamental rights • actions for failure to act – against EU institutions for failing to make decisions required of them • direct actions – brought by individuals, companies or organisations against EU decisions or actions

  4. Question 3 • Explain why it is a multilingual institution. The language used for the application, which may be one of the 23 official languages of the European Union, will be the language of the case (without prejudice to the application of specific provisions).The proceedings in the oral phase of the procedure are simultaneously interpreted, as necessary, into different official languages of the European Union. The Judges deliberate, without interpreters, in a common language which, traditionally, is French.

  5. Question 4 • What is the General Court? • The General Court (EGC) is a jurisdictional instance of the Court of Justice of the European Union. From its inception on 1 January 1989 to 30 November 2009, it was known as the Court of First Instance (CFI).

  6. Question 5 • What is the European Union Civil Tribunal? • The European Union Civil Service Tribunal is a specialised tribunal within the Court of Justice of the European Union. It was established on 2 December 2005.

  7. SOURCE europa.eu

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