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Table of treaties and legislation |
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The Court and its jurisdiction |
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1 | (2) |
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3 | (31) |
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5 | (2) |
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The members of the Court and its working methods |
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7 | (18) |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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The formations of judgment |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (5) |
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14 | (5) |
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19 | (6) |
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The advent of the Court of First Instance |
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25 | (2) |
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The accountability of the Court |
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27 | (5) |
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The jurisdiction of the Court |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (19) |
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The Court and the complainant |
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35 | (5) |
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The Court and the Commission |
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40 | (4) |
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The Court and the defendant State |
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44 | (3) |
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How effective are infringement proceedings? |
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47 | (4) |
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The effect of the Constitutional Treaty |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (42) |
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Acts susceptible to review |
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56 | (7) |
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The position of the European Parliament |
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63 | (6) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (3) |
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The position of the European Parliament: an assessment |
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67 | (2) |
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The standing of private parties |
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69 | (26) |
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The distinction between regulations and decisions |
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70 | (4) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (2) |
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Interest in bringing proceedings |
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80 | (2) |
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The availability of a remedy in the national courts |
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82 | (6) |
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The effect of the Constitutional Treaty |
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88 | (3) |
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91 | (4) |
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The preliminary rulings procedure |
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95 | (43) |
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The importance of the preliminary rulings procedure |
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97 | (7) |
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The subject of the reference |
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104 | (10) |
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104 | (1) |
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The preserve of the national courts |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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Questions of national law |
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107 | (7) |
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The discretion conferred on inferior national courts |
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114 | (5) |
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119 | (6) |
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Preliminary rulings on validity |
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125 | (6) |
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Preliminary rulings and the area of freedom, security and justice |
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131 | (7) |
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The judicial architecture of the Union |
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138 | (21) |
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The advent of the Treaty of Nice |
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140 | (13) |
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References for preliminary rulings |
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142 | (4) |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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The Civil Service Tribunal |
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149 | (2) |
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The proposed Community Patent Court |
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151 | (1) |
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Appeals from the CFI to the Court |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (6) |
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The Court and the legal order |
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157 | (2) |
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Treaty provisions and national law |
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159 | (25) |
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Van Gend en Loos and the birth of direct effect |
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161 | (9) |
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The Opinion of Advocate General Roemer |
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164 | (1) |
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The judgment of the Court |
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165 | (3) |
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An assessment of the Court's decision |
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168 | (2) |
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The direct effect of positive provisions of the Treaty |
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170 | (2) |
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The horizontal direct effect of Treaty provisions |
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172 | (3) |
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Treaty provisions not producing direct effect |
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175 | (4) |
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179 | (5) |
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Direct effect and Community acts |
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184 | (69) |
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Direct applicability and direct effect |
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185 | (2) |
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The status of decisions and directives |
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187 | (11) |
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The Court's early case law |
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189 | (1) |
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Grad v Finanzamt Traunstein |
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189 | (1) |
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SACE v Italian Ministry for Finance |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (1) |
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Nederlandse Ondernemingen v Inspecteur der Invoerrechten en Accijnzen |
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193 | (1) |
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Pubblico Ministero v Ratti |
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194 | (2) |
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Becker v Finanzamt Munster-Innenstadt |
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196 | (2) |
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Can directives have horizontal effect? |
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198 | (5) |
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199 | (1) |
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The reasoning of the Court in Marshall |
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200 | (3) |
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203 | (22) |
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204 | (5) |
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The duty of consistent interpretation |
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209 | (2) |
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The Marleasing case and its progeny |
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211 | (6) |
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Vertical cases and the duty of consistent interpretation |
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217 | (4) |
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The material scope of the duty of consistent interpretation |
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221 | (4) |
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225 | (3) |
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Directives and the limits of direct effect |
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228 | (25) |
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The effect on individuals of Directive 83/189 on national technical standards |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (5) |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (1) |
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Revisiting horizontal direct effect? |
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239 | (11) |
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An alternative to the theory of substitution and exclusion |
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250 | (3) |
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Direct effect, primacy and the national courts |
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253 | (14) |
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The Kompetenz-Kompetenz debate |
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255 | (6) |
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Reviewing the validity of Community acts |
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257 | (2) |
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The repercussions of the Maastricht decision |
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259 | (2) |
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The effect of the Constitutional Treaty |
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261 | (6) |
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261 | (2) |
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Kompetenz-Kompetenz and the response of national courts |
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263 | (4) |
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European rights, national remedies |
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267 | (68) |
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The initial phase: judicial restraint |
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268 | (10) |
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The principle of national procedural autonomy |
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268 | (2) |
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The application of the principle of national procedural autonomy |
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270 | (1) |
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Recovering charges which have been `passed on' |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (2) |
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274 | (2) |
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276 | (2) |
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The second phase: judicial interventionism |
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278 | (22) |
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278 | (1) |
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The right to effective protection under Directive 76/207 |
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279 | (4) |
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A general right to effective protection |
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283 | (2) |
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The duties of Member States |
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285 | (2) |
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287 | (2) |
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289 | (6) |
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The principle of State liability |
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295 | (5) |
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The third phase: striking a balance? |
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300 | (29) |
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301 | (3) |
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Can a national court be prevented from raising points of Community law of its own motion? |
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304 | (4) |
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The principle of State liability |
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308 | (1) |
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The conditions under which liability arises |
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308 | (3) |
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Liability for judicial conduct |
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311 | (8) |
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Is State liability a remedy of last resort? |
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319 | (7) |
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The liability of private parties |
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326 | (3) |
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An assessment of the Court's approach |
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329 | (6) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (2) |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (2) |
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General principles of law and fundamental rights |
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335 | (58) |
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The general principle of respect for fundamental rights |
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337 | (30) |
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Cases involving the Community institutions |
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340 | (1) |
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340 | (5) |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (7) |
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Cases involving the Member States |
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353 | (1) |
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Obligations imposed by Community law |
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353 | (2) |
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Powers conferred by Community law |
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355 | (1) |
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Derogations permitted by Community law |
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355 | (9) |
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What is the right standard of protection? |
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364 | (3) |
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Political responses to the case law |
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367 | (19) |
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Opinion 2/94 of the Court |
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369 | (2) |
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The Treaties of Amsterdam and Nice |
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371 | (4) |
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The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union |
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375 | (5) |
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The Convention on the Future of Europe and the Constitutional Treaty |
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380 | (2) |
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The incorporation of the Charter |
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382 | (2) |
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Union accession to the European Convention on Human Rights |
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384 | (2) |
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386 | (7) |
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The Court and the substantive law |
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391 | (2) |
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The free movement of goods |
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393 | (49) |
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395 | (8) |
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398 | (1) |
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The effect of Dassonville |
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399 | (4) |
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Non-discriminatory barriers to trade and the rule of reason |
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403 | (12) |
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The relationship between the rule of reason and Article 30 |
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406 | (4) |
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What is a discriminatory rule? |
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410 | (5) |
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Testing the limits of Article 28 |
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415 | (7) |
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The demise of the Dassonville formula? |
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422 | (16) |
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423 | (4) |
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The ruling in Keck and Mithouard |
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427 | (4) |
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What are selling arrangements? |
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431 | (2) |
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433 | (5) |
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438 | (4) |
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The free movement of workers |
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442 | (20) |
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445 | (6) |
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From discrimination to obstacles to freedom of movement |
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451 | (5) |
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The outer limits of Article 39 |
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456 | (6) |
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456 | (2) |
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458 | (4) |
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The right of establishment and freedom to provide services |
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462 | (39) |
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The distinction between establishment and services |
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465 | (3) |
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468 | (2) |
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The mutual recognition of qualifications |
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470 | (5) |
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The beneficiaries of the Treaty |
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475 | (11) |
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475 | (3) |
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478 | (1) |
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479 | (7) |
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From discrimination to a rule of reason |
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486 | (8) |
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487 | (5) |
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492 | (2) |
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The rule of reason and mutual recognition |
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494 | (4) |
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The convergence of the freedoms |
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498 | (3) |
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501 | (32) |
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The Treaty prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality |
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501 | (5) |
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506 | (2) |
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508 | (25) |
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508 | (3) |
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511 | (1) |
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An independent right of residence? |
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512 | (4) |
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The rights of lawfully resident Union citizens |
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516 | (1) |
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Rights of a non-financial nature |
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516 | (3) |
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519 | (8) |
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527 | (6) |
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Equal treatment for men and women |
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533 | (74) |
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The evolution of the legal framework |
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534 | (13) |
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The provisions of the EEC Treaty on social policy and the decision in Defrenne II |
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534 | (3) |
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The importance of Defrenne II |
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537 | (3) |
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Equal pay for work of equal value |
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540 | (2) |
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The equal treatment directives |
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542 | (1) |
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543 | (3) |
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546 | (1) |
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The material scope of the Community rules |
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547 | (23) |
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547 | (1) |
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547 | (1) |
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Pensions and the Barber case |
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548 | (1) |
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The temporal effect of the Barber case |
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549 | (4) |
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553 | (1) |
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The relevance of actuarial considerations |
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554 | (2) |
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556 | (2) |
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The material scope of Directive 76/207 |
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558 | (1) |
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The principle of equal treatment |
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558 | (1) |
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Qualifications to the principle of equal treatment |
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559 | (5) |
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Gender reassignment and sexual orientation |
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564 | (6) |
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570 | (11) |
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The Court's general approach |
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571 | (2) |
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The application of the general rule |
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573 | (4) |
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577 | (3) |
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580 | (1) |
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581 | (9) |
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590 | (10) |
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590 | (1) |
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591 | (9) |
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600 | (1) |
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600 | (7) |
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The Court and its general approach |
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605 | (2) |
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Interpretation and the limits of literalism |
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607 | (15) |
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The multi-lingual nature of Community law |
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608 | (3) |
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The drafting of Community provisions |
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611 | (9) |
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611 | (4) |
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615 | (5) |
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An assessment of the Court's approach |
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620 | (2) |
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The normative status of the case law |
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622 | (17) |
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The origins of the Court's judicial style |
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622 | (2) |
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The evolution of the Court's judicial style |
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624 | (1) |
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Precedent and the Court of Justice |
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625 | (8) |
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625 | (2) |
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Dealing with previous case law |
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627 | (1) |
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627 | (2) |
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629 | (1) |
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Reaffirming and distinguishing |
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630 | (2) |
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632 | (1) |
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Precedent in the Court of First Instance |
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633 | (4) |
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637 | (2) |
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639 | (29) |
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The first phase: from consensus to qualified majority |
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639 | (5) |
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639 | (3) |
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Protecting the rights of individuals |
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642 | (2) |
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The second phase: from QMV to EU |
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644 | (6) |
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A reduced role for the Court? |
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644 | (2) |
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The momentum of the case law |
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646 | (1) |
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647 | (1) |
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Protecting the institutional balance |
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648 | (2) |
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The third phase: Maastricht and beyond |
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650 | (9) |
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Conferred powers, subsidiarity and public opinion |
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650 | (4) |
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654 | (5) |
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A new phase? The Treaty of Nice and beyond |
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659 | (9) |
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662 | (6) |
Select bibliography |
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668 | (15) |
Index |
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