Goodbye Van Gend En Loos, Hello Bosman? Using Network Analysis to Measure the Importance of Individual CJEU Judgments

European Law Journal vol. 20(5) pp. 667-687 (2014)

21 Pages Posted: 10 Aug 2014

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Johan Lindholm

Umeå University

Mattias Derlén

Department of Law, Umeå University

Date Written: 2014

Abstract

It is generally agreed that some judgments by the Court of Justice are more important than others, but the ability of traditional legal methods to identify such judgments is inherently limited. In this article, we apply various tools developed in network analysis to identify which judgments are the most important as legal precedents. The study reveals that certain well-known judgments, like van Gend en Loos, have limited importance as precedents, while other judgments, like Bosman, PreussenElektra and Schumacker, are likely overlooked.

Keywords: CJEU, ECJ, network analysis, empirical legal studies, case law

Suggested Citation

Lindholm, Johan and Derlén, Mattias, Goodbye Van Gend En Loos, Hello Bosman? Using Network Analysis to Measure the Importance of Individual CJEU Judgments (2014). European Law Journal vol. 20(5) pp. 667-687 (2014), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2477808 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2477808

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Mattias Derlén

Department of Law, Umeå University ( email )

Samhallsvetarhuset, Plan 2
Umea University
Umeå, SE 901 87
Sweden

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