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The “Europeanisation” of the Portuguese Courts
The “Europeanisation” of the Portuguese Courts

Author(s): Francisco Pereira Coutinho, Nuno Piçarra
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: European Union Law; European Court of Justice; National Courts; Preliminary Rulings Procedure

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the Portuguese courts’ integration in the European Union (EU) legal order since the accession of Portugal in 1986. It will review (i) the “European duties” entrusted to the Member States’ courts, as made explicit by the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) in the framework of the preliminary ruling procedure, and (ii) the way Portuguese courts have implemented such duties.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 73-88
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English
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