Judging Europe’s Judges : The Legitimacy of the Case Law of the European Court of Justice

After successive waves of EU enlargement, and pursuant to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Court of Justice finds itself on the brink of a new era. Both the institution itself and the broader setting within which it operates have become more heterogeneous than ever before. The issues now arriving on its docket are also often of great complexity, covering an unprecedented number of fields. The aims of this volume are to study the impact of these developments, examine the legitimacy of the Court’s output in this novel context and provide an appraisal of its overall performance. In doing so, specific attention is paid to its most recent case law on four topics: the general principles of EU law, external relations, the internal market and Union citizenship. Featuring contributions by Maurice Adams, Henri de Waele, Johan Meeusen and Gert Straetmans, Koen Lenaerts, Ján Mazák and Martin Moser, Stephen Weatherill, Jukka Snell, Michael Dougan, Daniel Thym, Eileen Denza, Michal Bobek, and Joseph Weiler. Introduction. Judging Europe's Judges / Maurice Adams, Henri De Waele, Johan Meeusen And Gert Straetmans -- The Court's Outer And Inner Selves : Exploring The External And Internal Legitimacy Of The European Court Of Justice / Koen Lenaerts -- Adjudication By Reference To General Principles Of Eu Law : A Second Look At The Mangold Case Law / Ján Mazák And Martin Moser -- The Court's Case Law On The Internal Market : 'a Circumloquacious Statement Of The Result, Rather Than A Reason For Arriving At It'? / Stephen Weatherill -- The Legitimacy Of Free Movement Case Law : Process And Substance / Jukka Snell -- The Bubble That Burst : Exploring The Legitimacy Of The Case Law On The Free Movement Of Union Citizens / Michael Dougan -- Towards 'real' Citizenship? : The Judicial Construction Of Union Citizenship And Its Limits / Daniel Thym -- Placing The European Union In International Context : Legitimacy Of The Case Law / Eileen Denza -- Of Feasibility And Silent Elephants : The Legitimacy Of The Court Of Justice Through The Eyes Of National Courts / Michal Bobek -- Epilogue. Judging The Judges : Apology And Critique / Jhh Weiler. Edited By Maurice Adams, Henri De Waele, Johan Meeusen And Gert Straetmans. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. After successive waves of EU enlargement, and pursuant to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Court of Justice finds itself on the brink of a new era. Both the institution itself and the broader setting within which it operates have become more heterogeneous than ever before. The issues now arriving on its docket are also often of great complexity, covering an unprecedented number of fields. The aims of this volume are to study the impact of these developments, examine the legitimacy of the Court's output in this novel context and provide an appraisal of its overall performance. In doing so, specific attention is paid to its most recent case law on four topics: the general principles of EU law, external relations, the internal market and Union citizenship. Featuring contributions by Maurice Adams, Henri de Waele, Johan Meeusen and Gert Straetmans, Koen Lenaerts, Jan Mazak and Martin Moser, Stephen Weatherill, Jukka Snell, Michael Dougan, Daniel Thym, Eileen Denza, Michal Bobek, and Joseph Weiler This volume aims to study the impact of recent developments such as EU enlargement and the Lisbon Treaty on the European Court of Justice, to examine the legitimacy of the Court's output in this novel context and provide a systemic appraisal of its overall performance