Essays on the European Court of Justice and Court of First Instance

Originating in a conference organised by the Centre for European LegalStudies (CELS), Cambridge in July 1999 this book contains a number of pieces on the highly topical issue of the reform of the European judicial system.

PART ONE: THE DEBATEA. The Courts' PapersI. Introductory CommentsHelping the Court to Function EffectivelyRoss CranstonII.Views from LuxembourgIntroducing the Courts' PaperFrancis JacobsThe Court of First Instance: Meeting the ChallengePernilla LindhIII.Views from Member StatesThoughts from the Finnish PresidencyPekka NurmiA United Kingdom PerspectiveMike ThomasIV.Futurology of the Judicial SystemProblems and ProspectsHenry SchermersAmsterdam and Amendment to Article 230: an opportunity lost or simply deferred?Angela WardJudicial Architecture or Judicial Folly? The Challenge Facing the EUAnthony ArnullV.Synthesis of the DebateSynthesis of the DebateAlan Dashwood and Angus JohnstonB.The Working Party ReportThe Working Party ReportOle DueC.Documents1.Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice2.The Future of the Judicial System of the European Union (Proposals and Reflections) ('The Courts' Paper')3.The Report by the Working Party on the Future of the European Communities' Court System ('The Group of Wise Persons' or 'The Due Report')4.Reform of the Community courts (Additional Commission Contribution to the Intergovernmental Conference on institutional reform)PART TWO: THE OUTCOME AT NICEThe Courts' PapersThe Outcome at NiceAlan Dashwood and Angus Johnston