European Court of Justice

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkb:judge
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ECJ
gptkbp:appealsTo gptkb:General_Court
none
gptkbp:appointedBy governments of EU member states
gptkbp:budget approximately €400 million
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:Palais_de_la_Cour_de_Justice
gptkbp:composition gptkb:Court_of_Justice
gptkb:General_Court
Civil Service Tribunal (until 2016)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Flag_of_the_European_Union
gptkbp:established 1952
gptkbp:foundingDocument gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris
gptkbp:function settles legal disputes between national governments and EU institutions
ensures uniform application of EU law
interprets EU law
can be petitioned by individuals, companies, and organizations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label European Court of Justice
gptkbp:judge 27
gptkbp:jurisdiction European Union law
gptkbp:language all official EU languages
gptkbp:location gptkb:Luxembourg_City
gptkbp:motto In varietate concordia (United in diversity)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:ECJ
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Cassis_de_Dijon
gptkb:Costa_v_ENEL
gptkb:Defrenne_v_Sabena
gptkb:Factortame
gptkb:Francovich_v_Italy
gptkb:R_(on_the_application_of_Miller)_v_Secretary_of_State_for_Exiting_the_European_Union
gptkb:Van_Gend_en_Loos_v_Nederlandse_Administratie_der_Belastingen
gptkbp:numberOfAdvocatesGeneral 11
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Union
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:European_Union
gptkbp:precededBy none
gptkbp:president gptkb:Koen_Lenaerts
gptkbp:reappointmentOfJudges possible
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:European_Union
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Committee_of_the_Regions
gptkb:Council_of_the_European_Union
gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkb:European_Central_Bank
gptkb:European_Council
gptkb:European_Court_of_Auditors
gptkb:European_Economic_and_Social_Committee
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Court_of_Justice_of_the_European_Union
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
gptkbp:type supranational court
gptkbp:website https://curia.europa.eu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Luxembourg_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4