Challenges before the Court of Justice of the European Union Cover Image

Предизвикателствата пред Съда на Европейския съюз
Challenges before the Court of Justice of the European Union

Author(s): Stanislav Kostov
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, EU-Legislation
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: EU Integration; EU Law; Court of Justice of the European Union; ECJ; CJEU; CURIA
Summary/Abstract: I believe in the wisdom of Robert Schumann and Jean Monnet who dreamed of establishment of a European federation. Wise decisions had fostered preconditions for the past sixty years the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) to establish itself as one of the main factors for the development of the integration process. Its contribution is undeniable and widely known which allows us to skip the necessity of looking back at famous cases such as Costa/E.N.E.L., which celebrates its anniversary in 2014. The dynamics of societal relations in the new millennium are placing the Court of the EU in the face of growing challenges some of which will be discussed in the following report.