Kieran Bradley

This book provides a clear and concise examination and analysis of the structure and functioning of the Court of Justice of the European Union. It will explore the Court’s place in the EU’s institutional framework and those legal proceedings through which it carries out its judicial activity. In addition to looking at how the Court is composed and practical questions regarding its functions, it also will show how the Court has interpreted its own jurisdiction. By placing its examination in a wider context it will appeal to academics and students as well as Union and national officials.

The essays which appear in this volume have been written to pay tribute to the Hon Mr Justice Nial Fennelly, judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland and former Advocate General at the European Court of Justice, on the occasion of his retirement. The overall theme of the book is the relationship between European Union law and national law, and the role of courts in defining that relationship. The book consists of four main parts – the structure and functioning of the European Court of Justice, material issues of European Union law, aspects of Irish law and transversal issues of national and European law. The contributors are all past and present members of the European bench, members or former members of the Irish judiciary or Bar and/or experts in European Union law, many of whom have worked with Mr Justice Fennelly during his long and distinguished career at the Bar and on the bench.