The origins of European Court of Justice
Introduction On 4 December 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) celebrated its 64th anniversary. Indeed, during the last 14 years the judicial system of the EU has undergone major reforms which, viewed as a whole, constitute a real transformation. Reference can be made in this regard to the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice, two enlargements which resulted in the institution’s workforce almost doubling and in multiplication of the languages of the case and working languages, the creation of the Civil Service Tribunal, substantial modernisation of internal working methods, the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon with the resulting extension of the Court’s jurisdiction, the establishment of the urgent preliminary ruling procedure, and the computerisation of procedure with the launch of the e-Curia system. Overview The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rules on the interpretation a
