Drawing on expertise from across the worlds of the judiciary, the bar, and legal academia, this book provides fascinating insights into the role of a key member state and how it informs the wider Union's development.This collection sheds light on the Italian influence on European law by examining the judicial biographies of Italian judges and advocates general during almost five decades of the European Union. It explores the national ties of judges and AGs to their Member States, to better understand the continuous relationship between judges and their Member States' governments and how they practice the principle of judicial independence, a central pillar of the ECJ's rule of law jurisprudence.

Draws on a broad well of expertise from the world of the judiciary, bar and academia

ForewordAcknowledgments1. Introduction: Tracing the Italian Influence in EU law through Judicial Biographies, Daniele Gallo, Fernanda G. Nicola, Roberto Mastroianni and Lorenzo CecchettiPart One: A) ECJ Judges First Generation (1952-60s)2. Building the Foundations of the European Court of Justice: Massimo Pilotti (1879-1962), Vera Fritz3. Making the European Court Work: Nicola Catalano and the Origins of European Legal Integration, Tommaso Pavone4. "Notre Nestor, Monsieur le Juge Rossi" (1889-1974): An Internationalist's Contribution to the Making of a Supranational Legal Order, Amedeo ArenaPart One: B) ECJ/CFI JUDGES/AGs Second Generation (1960s-70s)5. Alberto Trabucchi: The Defender of the European Citizens' Rights and the Van Gend & Loos Ruling of the Court of Justice, Ezio Perillo6. Riccardo Monaco and the Doctrine of Supranationality in International Institutional Law, Edoardo Greppi7. Francesco Capotorti: The Man, the Academic, and the Avocate-General at the Court of Justice, Luigi Daniele8. Giacinto Bosco, a Rather Well-Known Politician in Italy, and one of the Lesser-Known Italian Members of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, Jacques ZillerPart One: C) ECJ/CFI JUDGES/AGs Third Generation (1980-2000)9. The Contribution of Giuseppe Federico Macini as Advocate General (1982-1988) and Judge (1988-1999) to European Constitutionalism, Vittorio Di Bucci10. Giuseppe Tesauro - Advocate General at the ECJ (1988-1998): A Paladin of Effective Judicial Protection, Roberto Mastroianni; Massimo Condinanzi11. Antonio Mario La Pergola - Judge at the ECJ, 1994 and 1999-2006; Advocate General at the ECJ, 1995-1999, Chiara Amalfitano; Filippo Croci12. Antonio Saggio: A Major Contributor to the European Integration, Antonio Aresu; Celestina Iannone13. Conclusion: An Insider's View on Italian Jurists at the CJEU, Antonio TizzanoPart Two14. Working at the Court of Justice of the European Union, in the Experience of a Judge, Lucia Serena Rossi15. An Institutional View on the Influence of Italians Judges and Advocates General, Laure Clément-Wilz16. Italian Ways of EU Law: Rooting Italy in European Legal Integration, Antoine Vauchez17. Comparative Legal Reasoning (overt and covert) in the Work of the Advocate General, Eleanor Sharpston18. Impact of the National Legal Traditions on the Role and Activity of the EU Judges, Sinisa Rodin19. Judicial Biographies and Judicial Decision-Making: A Fish Reflects on the Work of Marine Biologists, Michal Bobek20. Conclusion: The Work of Art Historians: Four Traits of the Italian Influence in EU Law, Fernanda G. Nicola, Daniele Gallo, Roberto Mastroianni and Lorenzo CecchettiEpilogue