On 10 December 1952, Judges of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) hold their first sitting in Luxembourg. From left to right: Charles Léon Hammes, Adrianus van Kleffens, Petrus Josephus Servatius Serrarens, Massimo Pilotti, Otto Riese, Jacques Rueff and Louis Delvaux.
It emerges from the judgment of the Court of 29 November 1959, in Case 8-55, Fédération charbonnière de Belgique/High Authority, that the High Authority enjoys a certain independence in determining the implementing measures necessary for the attainment of the objectives referred to in the ECSC Treaty or in the Convention on the transitional provisions which forms an integral part thereof.
On 10 December 1952, Joseph Meurice, Belgian Foreign Trade Minister, addresses the inaugural session of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community, emphasising the Court’s crucial role as guardian of compliance with the ECSC ‘basic charter’.
On 4 February1958, an article in Le Populaire, carries out an initial evaluation of the ECSC Court of Justice and mentions the future Court of Justice of the European Communities.
