The Use of ECTHR Case Law by the Court of Justice after Lisbon: The View of Luxembourg Insiders

Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 22, 812-835

26 Pages Posted: 27 Jul 2016

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Jasper Krommendijk

Radboud University Nijmegen - Faculty of Law

Date Written: September 30, 2015

Abstract

This article examines how and why the Court of Justice examines and cites the case law of the ECtHR after the entry into force of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in 2009. The Court’s practice will be sketched on the basis of 20 interviews with judges, référendaires and Advocates General at the Court of Justice. It will be shown that the Court of Justice has examined and cited the Strasbourg case law less frequently and extensively. Several reasons will be given for this, primarily on the basis of the observations of the interviewees as to their readiness to cite the Strasbourg case law. This includes a growing awareness that both courts are different as well as strategic reasons related to the wish to develop an autonomous interpretation of the Charter.

Keywords: judicial dialogue, Court of Justice of the European Union, European Court of Human Rights, Charter of Fundamental Rights, Opinion 2/13

JEL Classification: K33

Suggested Citation

Krommendijk, Jasper, The Use of ECTHR Case Law by the Court of Justice after Lisbon: The View of Luxembourg Insiders (September 30, 2015). Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 22, 812-835, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2814477

Jasper Krommendijk (Contact Author)

Radboud University Nijmegen - Faculty of Law ( email )

Nijmegen, 6500 KK
Netherlands

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