Abstract
This chapter analyses the determinants that lead national courts across EU countriesto use the preliminary reference procedure, paying special attention to the differences andsimilarities in the use of this mechanism of judicial cooperation between the old and thenew Member States incorporated in 2004 and 2007. The study presents original andcomprehensive data on the use of preliminary references (1961-2011) in all 27 Memberstates. Besides confirming the impact of common factors already tested in the literature,this research additionally identifies some differences in the institutional dynamicsinfluencing the use of preliminary references across older and newer Member States.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Dealing with EU law : The role of the national courts in interpretation and application of European Union law |
Editors | Mihai Sandru, Giuseppe Martinico, Mihai Banu |
Number of pages | 26 |
Place of Publication | Bucuresti |
Publisher | Editura Universitara |
Publication date | 2013 |
Pages | 60-85 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-606-591-749-1 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Law
- Preliminary references
- National Courts
- Court of Justice of the European Union
- New and Old Member States
- CJEU