Find out what goes on back-stage in the work of interpreters at the Court. Thanks to simultaneous interpretation, the Court speaks the language of every European citizen. Multilingualism in action, every day !
A brief presentation of the Court of Justice for the EU's judicial statistics for 2017, a year in which the Court saw record numbers of cases brought before it. For further details see: https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2018-03/cp180036en.pdf
Which court hears which case? In order to deal efficiently with the many hundreds of cases it receives each year, the workload of the Court of Justice of the European Union is shared between its two courts, the Court of Justice and the General Court. Learn how the cases are divided between the two c
Multilingualism is a key element of how the Court of Justice of the European Union works. This video explains why and how the Court can function efficiently in 24 languages.
In over 25,000 rulings to date, the Court of Justice of the European Union has given decisions on a wide variety of matters directly affecting EU citizens’ lives. Here we look at just a few instances of how the Court’s judgments safeguard citizens’ rights in the digital world, air travel and cross-b
The Court of Justice of the European Union is the judicial body of the EU. Its role is to ensure that EU laws are respected by the EU’s institutions and Member States and applied in the same way throughout the whole of the EU. This ensures that the EU is based on the rule of law, a fundamental eleme
This video has been updated: https://youtu.be/-xMzYkfVH4E The Court of Justice of the European Union is the judicial body of the EU. Its role is to ensure that EU laws are respected by the EU’s institutions and Member States and applied in the same way throughout the whole of the EU. This ensures t
Through a number of rulings, the Court of Justice has helped to ensure that students can enjoy their rights to travel and study throughout the European Union. This video explains some of the most important decisions of the Court in this field, where students’ rights and the legitimate interest of co
The increasing use of online services has brought with it new challenges, in particular with regard to privacy and data protection. This video explains how decisions of the Court of Justice have shaped our rights online including the rights of government authorities to store our data, the transfer o
The EU strives to achieve a high level of protection of consumers, and has adopted many laws designed to do just that. Sometimes however, the rules need clarification. That’s where the Court of Justice of the European Union comes in. This short video explains how the Court has dealt with issues such
The General Court, one of the two courts that make up the Court of Justice of the European Union, ensures that the EU respects its own rules and remains an organisation based on the rule of law. This video explains the General Court’s role and some of its rulings.
The EU strives for a high level of environmental protection, but these rules are only effective if they are enforced in the same way across Europe. This short video explains just a few of the Court’s rulings in the field of environmental protection, affecting the quality of the air we breathe, our
