Court of Justice of the European Union

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international organization organ judicial institution of the European Union supranational court

The Court of Justice of the European Union is the EU’s highest judicial authority, responsible for interpreting EU law and ensuring its uniform application across all member states.

Aliases (12)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international organization organ → judicial institution of the European Union → supranational court →
appliesPrinciple	direct effect of EU law → state liability for breach of EU law → supremacy of EU law →
appointmentMethod	judges appointed by common accord of the governments of the member states →
buildingType	court building complex →
composedOf	Civil Service Tribunal → Court of Justice of the European Union → surface form: "Court of Justice" General Court →
country	European Union →
dateFounded	1952 →
decisionsAre	binding on EU institutions and member states → directly effective in many cases →
establishedBy	Treaty of Paris → Treaty of Rome →
hasFunction	ensuring supremacy of EU law over conflicting national law → interpretation of treaties → judicial review of EU acts →
hasMember	advocates general → one judge from each EU member state →
hasPresidentRole	president of the Court of Justice →
headquartersCountry	Luxembourg →
headquartersLocation	Luxembourg → surface form: "Luxembourg City"
jurisdiction	European Union law →
legalBasis	Treaty on European Union → Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union →
locatedIn	Kirchberg plateau →
nativeName	Court of Justice of the European Union → surface form: "Cour de justice de l’Union européenne"
officialLanguagePolicy	multilingual with all official EU languages →
partOf	institutions of the European Union →
predecessor	Court of Justice of the European Union → surface form: "Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community"
presidentOf	Court of Justice of the European Union →
role	can annul EU legal acts that violate the Treaties → can ensure EU institutions act when required by the Treaties → can impose penalties on EU institutions or member states in certain cases → ensures respect for the rule of law within the EU legal order → ensures uniform application of EU law in all member states → hears actions brought by individuals, companies and organizations under certain conditions → interprets EU law → provides preliminary rulings at the request of national courts → reviews legality of acts of EU institutions → settles legal disputes between EU institutions and member states →
shortName	Court of Justice of the European Union → surface form: "CJEU" CJUE →
termLength	renewable six-year terms for judges →
typeOfLaw	constitutional law of the European Union → public international law →

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Luxembourg → EUInstitutionHost → Court of Justice of the European Union →

Civil Service Tribunal → appealsTo → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "General Court of the European Union"

General Court → appealsTo → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Court of Justice"

Take back control → associatedWithInstitution → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "European Court of Justice"

Court of Justice of the European Union → composedOf → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Court of Justice"

Dutch courts → cooperatesWith → Court of Justice of the European Union →

European Commission → cooperatesWith → Court of Justice of the European Union →

Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC → cooperatesWith → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Court of Justice of the ECSC"

Treaty of Paris → createdInstitution → Court of Justice of the European Union →

subject surface form: "Treaty of Paris (1951)"

this entity surface form: "Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community"

Treaty of Rome → createdInstitution → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Court of Justice of the European Economic Community"

General Court → decisionsReviewableBy → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Court of Justice on points of law"

European Union legal order → enforcedBy → Court of Justice of the European Union →

Treaty of Paris (1951) → establishedInstitution → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Court of Justice of the ECSC"

General Court → formerName → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Court of First Instance of the European Communities"

CJUE → fullNameEnglish → Court of Justice of the European Union →

CJUE → fullNameFrench → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Cour de justice de l’Union européenne"

CJUE → hasComponent → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Court of Justice"

European Union → hasJudicialBody → Court of Justice of the European Union →

European integration → hasKeyActor → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "European Court of Justice"

European integration → hasKeyFramework → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "European Court of Justice"

Kirchberg plateau → hosts → Court of Justice of the European Union →

European institutions → includes → Court of Justice of the European Union →

European Coal and Steel Community → institution → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Court of Justice of the ECSC"

EU Treaties → interpretedBy → Court of Justice of the European Union →

European Union legal order → interpretedBy → Court of Justice of the European Union →

Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 → isInterpretedBy → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Court of Justice of the European Union case law"

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg → isSeatOf → Court of Justice of the European Union →

subject surface form: "Luxembourg City"

this entity surface form: "European Court of Justice"

Court of Justice of the European Union → nativeName → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Cour de justice de l’Union européenne"

European Union area of freedom, security and justice → overseenBy → Court of Justice of the European Union →

European Union internal market → overseenBy → Court of Justice of the European Union →

Civil Service Tribunal → partOf → Court of Justice of the European Union →

General Court → partOf → Court of Justice of the European Union →

CJUE → predecessor → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Court of Justice of the European Communities"

Court of Justice of the European Union → predecessor → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community"

Court of Justice of the European Union → presidentOf → Court of Justice of the European Union →

ECOWAS Community Court of Justice → relatedOrganization → Court of Justice of the European Union →

Member States of the European Union → sharesInstitution → Court of Justice of the European Union →

CJUE → shortName → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "CJEU"

Court of Justice of the European Union → shortName → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "CJEU"

Court of Justice of the Andean Community → similarTo → Court of Justice of the European Union →

Civil Service Tribunal → successor → Court of Justice of the European Union →

this entity surface form: "General Court of the European Union"

Benelux Court of Justice → worksInCollaborationWith → Court of Justice of the European Union →