Introduction of the Court of Justice of the European Union
The CJEU consists of two courts: the Court of Justice and the General Court.
The preliminary ruling procedure, the action for failure to fulfil obligations of the Member States, and the appeal procedure form the bulk of the work of the Court of Justice. The European Court of Justice consists of 28 judges, among them judge Küllike Jürimäe from Estonia. In addition, the court is assisted by 11 Advocates General, including Priit Pikamäe from Estonia.
The General Court in particular hears actions brought by natural or legal persons against acts of the institutions of the European Union, actions brought by Member States against the Commission, and disputes relating to the civil service of the European Union. The General Court has 56 judges, including Lauri Madise and Iko Nõmm from Estonia.
Estonia’s participation in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union
- Estonia is represented in the CJEU and the Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association States by a representative of the Government of the Republic of Estonia.
- An inter-agency working group has been set up to form Estonia’s position in the proceedings of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which includes representatives of all ministries.
- Estonia has submitted the most views in the preliminary ruling proceedings, but has also been a party or intervener in the infringement proceedings as well as in the appeal proceedings.
Judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Union
- The authentic source for referring to the judgements of the Court of Justice and the General Court is the Compendium of Judgments, which is published in all the official languages of the Union
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The rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union are available on Eur-Lex and on the website of the Court of Justice of the European Union
References
- Homepage of the Court of Justice of the European Union
- Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union
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