EU LAW – LIST OF LEADING CASES – SSI LM Ist Year 2014-2015
- with links to the texts:
NB: ALL groups to read Van Gend & Loos, C-26/62, ECR 3 (1963): nature of the EC legal system
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61962CJ0026
1) Costa v. Enel, C-6/64, ECR 1129 (1964): EC legal systems and individual rights
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61964CJ0006
2) Stauder v Ulm, C-29/69 (1969) ECR 419: use of preliminary reference to secure uniform interpretation of fundamental rights
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61969CJ0029
3) Simmental, C-106/77, ECR 629 (1978): duty to disapply national law in contrast to EC law
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61977CJ0106
4) Van Duyn, C-41-74, ECR 1337 (1974): direct effect of Treaty rules
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61974CJ0041
5) Marshall, C-152/84, ECR 723 (1986): direct effect of directives
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61984CJ0152
6) Faccini Dori, C-91/92, ECR I-3325 (1994): lack of horizontal direct effect
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61992CJ0091
7) Marleasing, C-106/89, ECR I-4135 (1990): interpretation in line with EC law
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61989CJ0106
8) Francovich, C-6-9/90, ECR I-5357 (1991): action for damages for infringement of EC law by member States
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61990CJ0006
9) Cowan, C-186/87, ECR 195 (1989) Opinion: principle of non discrimination
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61987CJ0186
10) Pupino, C-105/03, ECR I-5285 (2005): interpretation of third pillar measures
http://curia.europa.eu/juris/celex.jsf?celex=62003CJ0105&lang1=en&type=TXT&ancre=
11) CIA v Signalson, C-194/94, ECR I-12201 (1996): direct effect of directives
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61994CJ0194
12) S. Giorgio, C-199/82, ECR 3595 (1983): procedural protection of rights left to national law
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61982CJ0199
13) Plaumann, C-25/62, ECR 199 (1963): requirements for action for annulment for individuals
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61962CJ0025
14) Inuit case, Case T- 526/10: addresses for the first time the issue of the interpretation of the new paragraph introduced in art. 263 by the Treaty of Lisbon - it concerns the conditions that private individuals or groups must fulfill in order to request the annulment of EU legislative /non legislative acts. http://curia.europa.eu/juris/celex.jsf?celex=62010TJ0526&lang1=ittype=NOT&ancre=
Summary: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/SUM/?uri=CELEX:62010TJ0526
See also Case C-583/11 P, Opinion of AG Kokott,
http://curia.europa.eu/juris/celex.jsf?celex=62011CC0583&lang1=en&type=NOT&ancre
15) Parti écologiste Les Verts v. European Parliament, C-294/83, ECR 1339 (1986): possibility to start a judicial action against the EP
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61983CJ0294
16) European Parliament v. Council, C-70/88, ECR I-2041 (Chernobyl) (1990): standing of the EP to start a judicial action
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1411401612945&uri=CELEX:61988CJ0070
17) Keck, C-267-268/91, ECR I-6097 (1993): limits to the principle of mutual recognition
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61991CJ0267
18) Dassonville, C-8/74, ECR 837 (1974): quantitative restrictions to trade and measures having equivalent effect
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61974CJ0008
19) Cassis de Dijon (Rewe Zentral), C-120/78 [1979] ECR 649 quantitative restrictions - measures having equivalent effect
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61978CJ0120
20) Omega Spielhallen- und Automatenaufstellungs-GmbH v Oberbürgermeisterin der Bundesstadt Bonn Freedom to provide services
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:62002CJ0036
21) Grogan, C-159/90, ECR I-4685 (1991): right to abortion and free circulation of services
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61990CJ0159
see also Attorney General Van Gerven’s Opinion – esp. §§34 & 35
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:61990CC0159:EN:HTML
22) Hauer, C-44/79, ECR 3727 (1979): role of the European Convention on fundamental rights
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61979CJ0044
23) Scordino v Italy (no. 1) ECtHR case – compensation for expropriation of land; judicial delay
http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-72925
Scordino v Italy (no. 3)
http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-79712
24) Van Binsbergen, C-33/74, ECR (1974): freedom to provide services
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61974CJ0033
25) Gebhard, C-55/94, [1995] ECR I-4165: freedom of movement of persons
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61994CJ0055
26) Reyners, C-2/74, ECR 631 (1974): freedom of establishment
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61974CJ0002
27) Vlassopolou, C-340/89 ECR I-2537 (1991): mutual recognition of diplomas
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61989CJ0340
28) Bosman, C-415/93, ECR I-4921: free circulation of workers
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61993CJ0415
29) Yassin Abdullah Kadi and Al Barakaat International Foundation v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities. Cases C-402/05P and C-415/05P, Kadi and Al Barakaat
- Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) - Restrictive measures taken against persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda network and the Taliban - United Nations - Security Council - Resolutions adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations - Implementation in the Community –
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:62005CJ0402
30) International Fruit, C-24/72, ECR 1291: application of the GATT agreement in EC law
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61972CJ0021
alternatively:
http://www.ena.lu/ - + search “International Fruit Case”
31) Portugal v. Council, C-149/96, ECR I-8395: application of WTO agreements in EC law -opinion - no bilingual display
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:61996C0149:EN:HTML
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/;ELX_SESSIONID=jyrmJf1CBB8NSzLyQ490ScnSrvl8dhJyY5GFC5WwJRb7D2XF4LQD!-2009021437?isOldUri=true&uri=CELEX:61996CC0149 (re-numbered)
32) Grundig-Consten, C-56-58/64, ECR 1966 (1966): competition and agreements granting territorial protection
http://curia.europa.eu/juris/celex.jsf?celex=61964CJ0056&lang1=en&type=TXT&ancre=
33) Pronuptia, C-161/84, ECR 353: competition and franchising agreements
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61984CJ0161
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