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National Courts and EU Law
New Issues, Theories and Methods
9781783479894 Edward Elgar Publishing
National Courts and EU Law examines both how and why national courts and judges are involved in the process of legal integration within the European Union. As well as reviewing conventional thinking, the book presents new legal and empirical insights into the issue of judicial behaviour in this process. The expert contributors provide a critical analysis of the key questions, examining the role of national courts in relation to the application of various EU legal instruments.
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This insightful and discerning book offers a fresh discourse on the functioning of national courts as decentralised EU courts and a new thematic for revising some older understandings of how national judges apply EU law.
Organised into three key sections, the interdisciplinary chapters combine approaches and theories originating from law, political science, sociology and economics. The first section addresses issues relating to judicial dialogue and EU legal mandates, the second looks at the topic of EU law in national courts and the third considers national courts’ roles in protecting fundamental rights in the area of freedom, security and justice. The analysis of each is enriched through diverse research methods such as case-law analysis, citation network analysis, interviews, surveys and statistics.
With its new legal and empirical assessment covering the newest member states of the EU, National Courts and EU Law will hold strong appeal for scholars and students in the fields of EU law, social sciences and humanities. It will also be of use to legal practitioners interested in the issue of judicial application of EU law.
Organised into three key sections, the interdisciplinary chapters combine approaches and theories originating from law, political science, sociology and economics. The first section addresses issues relating to judicial dialogue and EU legal mandates, the second looks at the topic of EU law in national courts and the third considers national courts’ roles in protecting fundamental rights in the area of freedom, security and justice. The analysis of each is enriched through diverse research methods such as case-law analysis, citation network analysis, interviews, surveys and statistics.
With its new legal and empirical assessment covering the newest member states of the EU, National Courts and EU Law will hold strong appeal for scholars and students in the fields of EU law, social sciences and humanities. It will also be of use to legal practitioners interested in the issue of judicial application of EU law.
Critical Acclaim
‘This new volume offers a fresh perspective on the vital role played by national courts in the implementation of EU law. Wide-ranging and multi-disciplinary in character, it sheds new light on the relationship between national courts and the ECJ and the reception of EU law by national courts. The volume will be welcomed by anyone concerned with the functioning of the EU’s legal order.’
– Anthony Arnull, University of Birmingham, UK
‘Overall, the book is a great addition to the literature on the interaction between EU and national law. It provides a further piece to this ever-changing puzzle.’
– Common Market Law Review
– Anthony Arnull, University of Birmingham, UK
‘Overall, the book is a great addition to the literature on the interaction between EU and national law. It provides a further piece to this ever-changing puzzle.’
– Common Market Law Review
Contributors
Contributors: M. Claes, T. Evas, M. Górski, C. Hermanin, U. Jaremba, J.A. Mayoral, D. Piqani, K. Podstawa, R. Raffaelli, U. Šadl, A.F. Tatham, A. Torres Pérez, M. de Visser, M. de Werd, M. Wind, B. de Witte
Contents
Contents:
1. Introduction: National Courts Vis-À-Vis EU Law. New Issues, Theories and Methods.
Juan A. Mayoral and Marlene Wind
PART I JUDICIAL DIALOGUE AND EU LEGAL MANDATES: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL AND LIMITATION ARISING FROM ITS USE BY NATIONAL JUDGES
2. The Preliminary Ruling Dialogue: Three Types of Questions Posed by National Courts
Bruno De Witte
3. The Simmenthal Revolution Revisited: What Role for Constitutional Courts?
Darinka Piqani
4. Polish Civil Judiciary Vis-À-Vis The Preliminary Ruling Procedure: In Search of a Mid-Range Theory
Urszula Jaremba
5. National Courts and the Effectiveness of EU Law
Urška Šadl
PART II EU LAW IN MEMBER STATE COURTS: THE RECEPTION OF EU LAW IN OLD, NEW AND NON-EU STATES
6. Operationalizing the European Mandate of National Courts: Insights from the Netherlands
Monica Claes, Maartje De Visser and Marc De Werd
7. European Union Law Before National Judges: The Polish Experience. Adept Multicentric Vision or Creeping Hierarchical Practice
Marcin Górski
8. Judicial Reception of EU Law in Estonia
Tatjana Evas
9. “Emulate Thy Neighbour?” How Dialogues Between the CJEU and Non-EU Courts Could be Explained Through International Relations Theory
Allan F. Tatham
PART III CONTEMPORARY DYNAMICS IN THE LEGAL INTEGRATION OF EUROPE: NATIONAL COURTS’ ROLES IN PROTECTING FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND IN THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE.
10. A Predicament for Domestic Courts: Caught Between the European Arrest Warrant and Fundamental Rights
Aida Torres Pérez
11. Immigration and Criminal Law: Is There a Judge in Luxembourg?
Rosa Raffaelli
12. Whither Judicial Europeanization? The Case of the Race Equality Directive
Costanza Hermanin
Index
1. Introduction: National Courts Vis-À-Vis EU Law. New Issues, Theories and Methods.
Juan A. Mayoral and Marlene Wind
PART I JUDICIAL DIALOGUE AND EU LEGAL MANDATES: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL AND LIMITATION ARISING FROM ITS USE BY NATIONAL JUDGES
2. The Preliminary Ruling Dialogue: Three Types of Questions Posed by National Courts
Bruno De Witte
3. The Simmenthal Revolution Revisited: What Role for Constitutional Courts?
Darinka Piqani
4. Polish Civil Judiciary Vis-À-Vis The Preliminary Ruling Procedure: In Search of a Mid-Range Theory
Urszula Jaremba
5. National Courts and the Effectiveness of EU Law
Urška Šadl
PART II EU LAW IN MEMBER STATE COURTS: THE RECEPTION OF EU LAW IN OLD, NEW AND NON-EU STATES
6. Operationalizing the European Mandate of National Courts: Insights from the Netherlands
Monica Claes, Maartje De Visser and Marc De Werd
7. European Union Law Before National Judges: The Polish Experience. Adept Multicentric Vision or Creeping Hierarchical Practice
Marcin Górski
8. Judicial Reception of EU Law in Estonia
Tatjana Evas
9. “Emulate Thy Neighbour?” How Dialogues Between the CJEU and Non-EU Courts Could be Explained Through International Relations Theory
Allan F. Tatham
PART III CONTEMPORARY DYNAMICS IN THE LEGAL INTEGRATION OF EUROPE: NATIONAL COURTS’ ROLES IN PROTECTING FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND IN THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE.
10. A Predicament for Domestic Courts: Caught Between the European Arrest Warrant and Fundamental Rights
Aida Torres Pérez
11. Immigration and Criminal Law: Is There a Judge in Luxembourg?
Rosa Raffaelli
12. Whither Judicial Europeanization? The Case of the Race Equality Directive
Costanza Hermanin
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