Court of Justice of the European Union

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:appeals_to gptkb:European_Court_of_Human_Rights
gptkb:General_Court
gptkbp:budget approximately €500 million
gptkbp:case_outcome legal questions from national courts
gptkbp:case_types appeals
actions for annulment
infringement proceedings
preliminary ruling
over 1,000 per year
gptkbp:composed_of gptkb:Judge
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:General_Court
one judge from each member state
gptkbp:decided_by binding on EU member states
gptkbp:ensures EU law is interpreted and applied uniformly
gptkbp:established gptkb:1952
gptkbp:function interpret EU law
gptkbp:handles legal disputes between EU institutions
gptkbp:has_role guardian of the treaties
provides legal opinions
advises national courts
contributes to the development of EU law
ensures compliance with EU law
ensures effective judicial protection
ensures uniform application of EU law
handles appeals from General Court
interprets EU treaties
issues preliminary rulings
promotes legal certainty in the EU
protects rights of individuals under EU law
settles disputes between member states
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Luxembourg_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Court of Justice of the European Union
gptkbp:influences EU legislation
EU treaties
EU policy
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for gptkb:Treaty_on_European_Union
gptkb:Treaty_on_the_Functioning_of_the_European_Union
gptkbp:is_based_in gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkbp:is_the_highest_court_of gptkb:the_European_Union
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Koen_Lenaerts
gptkb:28
gptkbp:judicial_review EU institutions
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:European_Union
gptkbp:location gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:French
gptkb:German
English
multilingual
gptkbp:oversees national courts
gptkbp:president gptkb:Koen_Lenaerts
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:European_Court_of_Justice
gptkbp:primary_function ensure EU law is interpreted and applied uniformly
gptkbp:regulatory_compliance EU law
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:European_Commission
gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkb:European_Union
national courts of EU member states
gptkbp:type supreme court
supranational court
gptkbp:website curia.europa.eu
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_European_Union
gptkb:Treaty_on_European_Union
gptkb:the_establishment_of_the_European_Economic_Community
gptkb:European_Commission
gptkb:European_Union
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4