Powers
Powers and responsibilities
Powers and responsibilities
Address given by Maurice Lagrange (8 October 1964)
TextDuring the solemn court hearing of 8 October 1964, Maurice Lagrange talks about the duties of the Advocate General and the role of the Court of Justice.
Interview with Manuel Díez de Velasco from El País (3 October 1988)
TextA few days prior to his taking office as Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities, Professor Manuel Díez de Velasco grants an interview to the Spanish daily newspaper El País. Published on 3 October 1988, the interview focuses mainly on the role and responsibilities of the Court.
‘These Luxembourg judges who lay down the law in Europe' from Liaisons Sociales Magazine (January 2001)
TextArticle, published in January 2001 in the monthly magazine Liaisons Sociales Magazine, on the tasks performed by the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance. The Court of Justice is responsible for ensuring compliance with Community law, with particular regard to questions referred to it by national courts for a preliminary ruling, which account for 60 % of its cases. In this system of judicial cooperation, the Court of Justice is responsible for indicating the Community law which must be subsequently applied by national courts. In this way, the judges of the Court in Luxembourg contribute to the drawing up of Community law.
'The Court of Justice: a gentle giant' from Tageblatt (20 March 2002)
TextInterview with the President of the Court of Justice, Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias, published by the Luxembourg daily newspaper Tageblatt on 20 March 2002. Rodríguez Iglesias, questioned on his duties as President and on the visibility and the role of the Court, describes an institution which, despite its discretion, plays an essential role in integration through its powers to apply and to interpret Community law.
Entretien avec Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias dans Le Figaro (15 novembre 2002)
TextEn novembre 2002, Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias, président de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes (CJCE), accorde un entretien au quotidien français Le Figaro à l'occasion du 50ème anniversaire de l'institution.
‘The Court at a crossroads' from La Voix du Luxembourg (April-May 2003)
TextPublished in a special supplement to La Voix du Luxembourg of April/May 2003 devoted to the European institutions within the Grand Duchy, this article draws attention to the challenges facing the Court of Justice of the European Communities on the eve of the enlargement of the Union to ten new Member States.
‘A Court of Justice at your service' from La Libre Belgique (5 January 2004)
TextDuring an interview with the Belgian newspaper La Libre Belgique in January 2004, Koen Lenaerts, Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Communities since 7 October 2003, discusses the role and the operation of the institution. He emphasises the interaction between the European judiciary and the European and national political aspects.