Subject Matter Specialization of European Union Jurisdiction in the Preliminary Rulings Procedure. Issue 8 (December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jacobs, Matthias; Münder, Matthias; Richter, Barbara
• Is Part Of: German law journal. Volume 20:Issue 8(2020)
• Page Start: 1214
• Page End: 1231
• Publication Date: 2019-12
• Subjects: European Union jurisdiction, -- specialization, -- preliminary rulings procedure, -- specialized chambers, -- third party intervention; Law -- Germany -- Periodicals; Law -- Europe -- Periodicals; Comparative law -- Periodicals; International law -- Periodicals; jurisprudence; 349.4
• DOI: 10.1017/glj.2019.85
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2071-8322

Abstract

Abstract: Over the years, judgments by the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") have been—sometimes heavily—criticized. While the recent reforms to the EU's judicial system have addressed the high caseload of the General Court of the European Union ("GC"), the perceived lack of quality of the ECJ's judgments in preliminary rulings procedures remains an issue. This Article will outline in what way these judgments are criticized and try to examine the root causes of the criticism. It goes on to argue that subject matter specialization is an adequate answer to this criticism and examines how subject matter specialization can be introduced into the European Union ("EU") judicial system.