Solving the European Union’s General Court

Publishers Abstract
The EU’s judiciary is under pressure: the General Court is facing a growing tide of new cases every year, and the backlog keeps swelling. In 2011, the Court of Justice proposed to deal with the situation by increasing the number of judges by 12.

However, three years of negotiations have led nowhere. In October 2014, the Court of Justice reacted by proposing to double the number of judges of the General Court instead and, at the same time, abolish the Civil Service Tribunal.

Will the Member States and the European Parliament go for this, at first sight, radical solution? If not, will there be any viable alternative? This article suggests that a new specialised court, if properly framed, could do the trick.

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Sweet and Maxwell: European Law Review http://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/catalogue/productdetails.aspx?recordid=427&productid=6968

ESO: Background information: Court of Justice of the EU: Council adopts reform of General Court http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-court-of-justice-of-the-eu-council-adopts-reform-of-general-court/

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