Council Decision of 26 April 1999 amending Decision 88/591/ECSC, EEC, Euratom establishing a Court of First Instance of the European Communities to enable it to give decisions in cases when constituted by a single judge (1999/291/EC, ECSC, Euratom).
Until October 1954, the sittings of the Court of Justice are held in the office of the Court’s President, Massimo Pilotti, in the Villa Vauban, Luxembourg.
Since the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community did not have a courtroom in the Villa Vauban, it decided to hold its sessions in the Great Hall of the Cercle Municipal situated on the Place d’Armes, Luxembourg.
Pierre Pescatore, Judge in the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985, explains the practical consequences of the principle of collective responsibility for the operation of the institution and its decision-making process.
In an interview granted to the CVCE in November 2003, Pierre Pescatore, Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985, outlines the degree to which the temperament of a Judge plays an important role in influencing deliberations within the College of Judges.
In an interview granted to the CVCE in November 2003, Pierre Pescatore, Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1967 to 1985, outlines the role of the Judge-Rapporteur in the settlement of cases brought before the Court.
The Court of First Instance was set up in 1989 with the aim of shouldering some of the workload falling to the Court of Justice, thus strengthening the judicial protection available to citizens.