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‘Stop the ECJ’?: An Empirical Analysis of Activism at the Court
Author(s) -
Solanke Iyiola
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european law journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1468-0386
pISSN - 1351-5993
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0386.2011.00561.x
Subject(s) - european court of justice , law , economic justice , empirical research , political science , federal court , sociology , european union law , economics , epistemology , supreme court , european union , philosophy , international trade
This article uses a disaggregated approach to study the role of the Advocate General in the European Court of Justice (CJ). It presents original empirical material based upon interviews with Advocates General (AsG) and referendaires at the CJ to assess the question of activism at the Court. Using answers to specific questions, I conclude that while the AsG are entrepreneurs, neither they nor the Court can be described as ‘activist’ per se .