Subjects:

EU Law

Contents:

Preface - Introduction - The Court in the European Institutional System - The Constitutionalization of the Community Legal Order - The Court and the Dynamics of Integration - The Juridification of the Policy Process - The Paradox of Compliance - The Structural Roots of Judicial Self-Restraint - Conclusion

This text offers a broad ranging assessment of the European Court of Justice's contribution to the integration process. It shows how the Court has taken advantage of opportunities when they have arisen in the European political process to ""constitutionalize"" the founding treaties, and to exert a strong influence on policy decisions. It also examines why the Court's active role has not encountered greater opposition and analyzes the implications for the Court of current issues and challenges confronting the European Union.