Respect for the rule of law is a fundamental part of modern democracy. An independent judiciary is a key element of the rule of law. In recent years the Court of Justice has had to decide a number of cases concerning the independence of the judiciary to ensure that the EU remains a Union based on the rule of law.
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The Court of Justice has a long history of ensuring equal treatment of individuals regardless of gender or sexual orientation. This film explores just a few of the cases where the Court has helped to uphold the rights of the LGBTQ community.
The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is not just a set of abstract ideas, it has binding force, applied by Courts across the EU, including the Court of Justice of the European Union, to real cases affecting real people.
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
