Economics 3366A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: 2-Step Garage, Common Foreign And Security Policy, European Union Civil Service Tribunal
24 Sep 2020
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Composition of the ECJ: AG
• 11 avocates general
o FR system (Conseil d'tat, Cour de cassation)
o 7 permanent, 4 rotations
o Role: opinion (most important cases) → «advocate of EU law»
o Mandate: 6 years
Who can be a judge or AG at the CJEU?
• The Judges and AGs of the CoJ shall be chosen from persons (Article 253 TFEU)
o whose independence is beyond doubt and
o who possess the qualifications required for appointment to the highest judicial
offices in their respective countries or
o who are jurisconsults of recognised competence
Appointment: judges and AGs
• 2-step appointment:
o MS: different procedures
o committee (Art. 255 TFEU)
• Art. 255 TFEU: committee
o Gives an opinion on candidates' suitability to perform the duties of Judge and
AG
o 7 members (former members of ECJ/GC, members of national supreme courts
and lawyers of recognised competence – one proposed by EP)
• Role: to prevent political nominations
• After nomination: oath
Oath of CoJ members
Document Summary
Fr system (conseil d"e tat, cour de cassation: 7 permanent, 4 rotations, role: opinion (most important cases) advocate of eu law , mandate: 6 years. 2-step appointment: ms: different procedures committee (art. 255 tfeu: committee: gives an opinion on candidates" suitability to perform the duties of judge and. Ag: 7 members (former members of ecj/gc, members of national supreme courts and lawyers of recognised competence one proposed by ep, role: to prevent political nominations, after nomination: oath. I swear that i will perform my duties impartially and conscientiously; i swear that i will preserve the secrecy of the deliberations of the court. " (rules of procedure, art. Linguistic regime at the ecj: to be distinguished: internal working language of the court (fr) Language of the procedure: authentic version of the judgment. Translation of judgments in all official languages of the eu. Internal working language = french (exception: ag"s opinion)
