Court of Justice of the European Union

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international organization organ judicial institution of the European Union supranational court

The Court of Justice of the European Union is the EU’s highest judicial authority, responsible for interpreting EU law and ensuring its uniform application across all member states.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Court of Justice of the European Union canonical	65
European Court of Justice	12
General Court of the European Union	7
Court of Justice	3
Court of Justice of the ECSC	3
CJEU	2
Cour de justice de l’Union européenne	2
Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community	2
Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union	2
Court of First Instance of the European Communities	1
Court of Justice of the European Communities	1
Court of Justice of the European Economic Community	1
Court of Justice of the European Union case law	1
Court of Justice of the European Union extension in Luxembourg	1
Court of Justice of the European Union in the context of Article 50 TEU	1
Court of Justice on points of law	1
European Court of Justice (Luxembourg)	1
courts of the European Union	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T91867 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Court of Justice of the European Union
Context triple: [Luxembourg, EUInstitutionHost, Court of Justice of the European Union]

A. European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights is an international judicial body that oversees and enforces the European Convention on Human Rights for member states of the Council of Europe.
B. International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
C. Permanent Court of International Justice
The Permanent Court of International Justice was the first permanent international tribunal established under the League of Nations to adjudicate disputes between states and provide advisory opinions on international legal questions.
D. Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is a pan-European intergovernmental organization focused on promoting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law across its member states.
E. European Commission
The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding EU treaties, and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Court of Justice of the European Union
Target entity description: The Court of Justice of the European Union is the EU’s highest judicial authority, responsible for interpreting EU law and ensuring its uniform application across all member states.

A. European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights is an international judicial body that oversees and enforces the European Convention on Human Rights for member states of the Council of Europe.
B. International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
C. Permanent Court of International Justice
The Permanent Court of International Justice was the first permanent international tribunal established under the League of Nations to adjudicate disputes between states and provide advisory opinions on international legal questions.
D. Council of the European Union
The Council of the European Union is one of the main decision-making institutions of the European Union, where government ministers from each member state meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies.
E. Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is a pan-European intergovernmental organization focused on promoting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law across its member states.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international organization organ ⓘ judicial institution of the European Union ⓘ supranational court ⓘ
appliesPrinciple	direct effect of EU law ⓘ state liability for breach of EU law ⓘ supremacy of EU law ⓘ
appointmentMethod	judges appointed by common accord of the governments of the member states ⓘ
buildingType	court building complex ⓘ
composedOf	Civil Service Tribunal ⓘ Court of Justice of the European Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Court of Justice General Court ⓘ
country	European Union ⓘ
dateFounded	1952 ⓘ
decisionsAre	binding on EU institutions and member states ⓘ directly effective in many cases ⓘ
establishedBy	Treaty of Paris ⓘ Treaty of Rome ⓘ
hasFunction	ensuring supremacy of EU law over conflicting national law ⓘ interpretation of treaties ⓘ judicial review of EU acts ⓘ
hasMember	advocates general ⓘ one judge from each EU member state ⓘ
hasPresidentRole	president of the Court of Justice ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Luxembourg ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Luxembourg ⓘ surface form: Luxembourg City
jurisdiction	European Union law ⓘ
legalBasis	Treaty on European Union ⓘ Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
locatedIn	Kirchberg plateau ⓘ
nativeName	Court of Justice of the European Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cour de justice de l’Union européenne
officialLanguagePolicy	multilingual with all official EU languages ⓘ
partOf	institutions of the European Union ⓘ
predecessor	Court of Justice of the European Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community
presidentOf	Court of Justice of the European Union self-link ⓘ
role	can annul EU legal acts that violate the Treaties ⓘ can ensure EU institutions act when required by the Treaties ⓘ can impose penalties on EU institutions or member states in certain cases ⓘ ensures respect for the rule of law within the EU legal order ⓘ ensures uniform application of EU law in all member states ⓘ hears actions brought by individuals, companies and organizations under certain conditions ⓘ interprets EU law ⓘ provides preliminary rulings at the request of national courts ⓘ reviews legality of acts of EU institutions ⓘ settles legal disputes between EU institutions and member states ⓘ
shortName	Court of Justice of the European Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CJEU CJUE ⓘ
termLength	renewable six-year terms for judges ⓘ
typeOfLaw	constitutional law of the European Union ⓘ public international law ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (107)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Luxembourg → EUInstitutionHost → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

European Union → hasJudicialBody → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

European Commission → cooperatesWith → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

European Coal and Steel Community → institution → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court of Justice of the ECSC

Court of Justice of the European Union → shortName → Court of Justice of the European Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CJEU

Court of Justice of the European Union → nativeName → Court of Justice of the European Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cour de justice de l’Union européenne

Court of Justice of the European Union → composedOf → Court of Justice of the European Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court of Justice

Court of Justice of the European Union → predecessor → Court of Justice of the European Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community

Court of Justice of the European Union → presidentOf → Court of Justice of the European Union self-link ⓘ

European institutions → includes → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 → isInterpretedBy → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court of Justice of the European Union case law

Dutch courts → cooperatesWith → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

European integration → hasKeyFramework → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Court of Justice

European integration → hasKeyActor → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Court of Justice

Take back control → associatedWithInstitution → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Court of Justice

Treaty of Rome → createdInstitution → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court of Justice of the European Economic Community

EU Treaties → interpretedBy → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

European Union internal market → overseenBy → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

European Union area of freedom, security and justice → overseenBy → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

Member States of the European Union → sharesInstitution → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

General Court → partOf → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

General Court → formerName → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court of First Instance of the European Communities

General Court → appealsTo → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court of Justice

General Court → decisionsReviewableBy → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court of Justice on points of law

Civil Service Tribunal → partOf → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

Civil Service Tribunal → successor → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Court of the European Union

Civil Service Tribunal → appealsTo → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Court of the European Union

Kirchberg plateau → hosts → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

Treaty of Paris (1951) → establishedInstitution → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court of Justice of the ECSC

Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC → cooperatesWith → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court of Justice of the ECSC

European Union legal order → enforcedBy → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

European Union legal order → interpretedBy → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

ECOWAS Community Court of Justice → relatedOrganization → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

CJUE → fullNameFrench → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cour de justice de l’Union européenne

CJUE → fullNameEnglish → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

CJUE → shortName → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: CJEU

CJUE → predecessor → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court of Justice of the European Communities

CJUE → hasComponent → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Court of Justice

Treaty of Paris → createdInstitution → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

subject surface form: Treaty of Paris (1951)

this entity surface form: Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg → isSeatOf → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

subject surface form: Luxembourg City

this entity surface form: European Court of Justice

Benelux Court of Justice → worksInCollaborationWith → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

Court of Justice of the Andean Community → similarTo → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

Central American Court of Justice → seeAlso → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

Article 4 TEU → isInterpretedBy → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

French judiciary → cooperatesWith → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

European Union citizenship → associatedWithInstitution → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

Article 1 TEU → isInterpretedBy → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

Article 50 TEU → subjectToInterpretationBy → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

Flag of Europe → usedBy → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Court of Justice

Europe Day → observedBy → Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Court of Justice

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Referenced by (107)

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