Court of Justice of the European Communities

Court of Justice of the European Communities in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Court of Justice of the European Communities.

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Legal English Vocabulary: Court of Justice of the European Communities in Spanish

Online translation of the English legal term court of justice of the european communities into Spanish: Tribunal de Justicia de las Comunidades Europeas (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.

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• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• Court of Justice of the European Communities in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• Court of Justice of the European Communities in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Meaning of Court of Justice of The European Communities

In the context of Europe, and according to A Dictionary of Law, the following is a definition of Court of Justice of The European Communities : (ECJ, European Court of Justice, Court of Justice of the European Communities)

An institution of the European Union that has three primary judicial responsibilities. It interprets the treaties establishing the European Community; it decides upon the validity and the meaning of *Community legislation; and it determines whether any act or omission by the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, or any member state constitutes a breach of *Community law.

The Court sits at Luxembourg. It consists of 15 judges appointed by the member states by mutual agreement and assisted by six Advocates General (*Advocate General). Proceedings before the Court involve written and oral submissions by the parties concerned. Proceedings against the Commission or the Council may be brought by the other of these two bodies, by any member state, or by individual persons; proceedings to challenge the validity of legislative or other action by either Commission or Council are known as proceedings for annulment. Proceedings against a member state may be brought by the Commission, the Council, or any other member state. Appeals from the *Court of First Instance go to the ECJ. The decisions of the Court are binding and there is no appeal against them.

The Court also has power, at the request of a court of any member state, to give a preliminary ruling on any point of Community law on which that court requires clarification.

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• International Organization
• Foreign Relations
• Intergovernmental Organization
• Regional Organization
• Regional Integration