Description: This volume aims to study the impact of recent developments such as EU enlargement and the Lisbon Treaty on the ECJ, to examine the legitimacy of the Court's output in this novel context and provide a systemic appraisal of its overall performance.
Brief description: Maurice Adams is Professor of Democratic Governance and Rule of Law (vfund chair) and Professor of General Jurisprudence at Tilburg Law School.
Review Quotes:
"... a fascinating volume that addresses the legitimacy of the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. It would be of particular interest to those working on the 'hard cases' recently decided by the CJEU, but also more generally to anyone interested in European law." --EUtopia Law Blog
"...I can only wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone interested in EU law and the more philosophical or political questions of its legitimacy. Again, particularly in these times of euroscepticism and the tabloids' war on the EU, this book fills an important gap and might provide Europhiles with some excellent arguments for their next chat with the sceptics." --European Law Blog "In what way has the guiding role of the Court of Justice evolved in the European Union after the broadening of its eastern boundaries and the reforms brought about by the Lisbon Treaty? Has this guiding role been undermined? The nine studies published in this volume address this two-fold, ambitious question. (Translated from the original Italian.)" --Rivista Trimestrale di Diritto Pubblico 4/2014 (Oct-Dec)