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Court of Justice (Court of Justice of the European Union)


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  • Variants

    • Court of Justice of the European Union. Court of Justice
    • European Union. Court of Justice
    • European Court of Justice
    • ECJ
    • Cour de justice (Court of Justice of the European Union)
    • Gericht (Court of Justice of the European Union)

  • Additional Information

    • Associated Locale

        Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

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  • Sources

    • found: Curia website, 9 Feb. 2016:English page (Court of Justice) French page (Cour de justice) German page (Gerichtshof; (General Court=Gericht))
    • found: Europa.eu web site, December 20, 2011:how the EU works, institutions and bodies (The Court of Justice of the European Union; interprets EU law to make sure it is applied in the same way in all EU countries. It also settles legal disputes between EU governments and EU institutions. Individuals, companies or organisations can also bring cases before the Court if they feel their rights have been infringed by an EU institution; created in 1952 by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community; comprises the Court of Justice, the General Court and specialised courts)
    • found: Court of Justice of the European Union web site, December 20, 2011:the institution (The Court of Justice of the European Union, which has its seat in Luxembourg, consists of three courts: the Court of Justice, the General Court (created in 1988) and the Civil Service Tribunal (created in 2004))
    • found: English language Wikipedia, October 19, 2012(Court of Justice of the European Union; with the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the Court changed from Court of Justice of the European Communities to its current name)
    • found: Wikipedia, 9 Feb. 2016:European Court of Justice page (European Court of Justice (ECJ), officially just the Court of Justice (French: Cour de Justice); part of the Court of Justice of the European Union; est. 1952; based in Luxembourg; following the entrance into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the ECJ's official name was changed from the "Court of Justice of the European Communities" to the "Court of Justice"; in English commonly called European Court of Justice; "Court of Justice of the European Union" designates European Court of Justice, General Court and specialized tribunals together)

  • Editorial Notes

    • [Do not confuse with the Court of Justice of the European Union, of which it is a constituent part.]

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  • Change Notes

    • 2016-02-16: new
    • 2016-02-17: revised

  • Alternate Formats