Suchergebnisse

The Administration of European Justice.
The Community's court System is entirely original. Each national judge is a judge of Community law, and the European Court of Justice, beyond its function in checking the application of Community law by Member States and the legality of Community acts, assures the uniform application of EC law via the preliminary ruling procedure. This mechanism has been tried and tested. However, the development of the courts' activities, together with the ECJ and Court of First Instance's enlarged sphere of competence, which bring about an excessive delay in the time taken for judgements to be given, suggest the need for a reform which comprises innovative solutions but does not call into question the present court structure. The Nice summit has brought with it some interesting solutions, but these are insufficient in the long-term.

Foreign Affairs and Legal Affairs.
Legal questions play an important role in drafting a foreign policy and managing external relations. Whereas the compétences of the Jurisconsulte, which have been laid down at the end of the eighteenth century hâve not changed very much since then, the structures have constantly been changing, with the eventual setting up -in 1969-of a directorate for legal affairs in the ministry of Foreign Affairs. The most important part of its role is its Consulting activity. It is dealing as a council with the final drafting of international agreement, their interprétation and the définition of international positions. The function of agent in case of litigations has been constantly growing over recent years.