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Judicial Independence: Memoirs of a European Judge


ISBN13: 9783030023072
Published: February 2019
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Format: Hardback
Price: £69.99



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This book is about law, but it is not a law book. It is aimed at all interested contemporaries, lawyers and non-lawyers alike. Richly seasoned with personal memories and anecdotes, it offers unique insights into how European courts actually work.It is generally assumed that independence is part and parcel of the role and function of a judge. Nevertheless, European judges sometimes face difficulties in this regard. Owing to their being nominated by a government, their limited term of appointment, and the possibility of being reappointed or not, their judicial independence can be jeopardized. Certain governments have a track record of choosing candidates who they believe they can keep on a leash. When this happens, private parties are at risk of losing out.

The EFTA Court is under even more pressure, since the EEA/EFTA states Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway essentially constitute a pond with one big fish (Norway) and two minnows. For quite some time now, certain Norwegian protagonists have sought to effectively transform the EEA into a bilateral agreement with the EU. This attitude has led to political implications that have affected the author himself.The independence of the EFTA Court is also endangered by the fact that it operates alongside a large sister court, the Court of Justice of the European Union. And yet the EFTA Court has established its own line of jurisprudence and its own judicial style. It has remained faithful to specific EFTA values, such as the belief in free trade and open markets, efficiency, and a modern view of mankind. During the first 24 years of its existence, it has even had an over-proportionate influence on ECJ case law.Since EEA Single Market law is economic law, the importance of economics, an often-overlooked aspect, is also addressed. In closing, the book explores Switzerland’s complicated relationship with, and Britain’s impending departure from, the EU. In this regard, it argues that the EFTA pillar should be expanded into a second European structure under British leadership and with Swiss participation.

Subjects:
Biography
Contents:
Preface
Prologue
Chapter 1: My pre-court life
Chapter 2: EFTA Court judge by chance
Chapter 3: The EEA – One area with two courts
Chapter 4: The legacy of the five-member Court
Chapter 5: Resurrection from the dead
Chapter 6: The Member States – an unholy alliance
Chapter 7: ESA – the great negotiator
Chapter 8: Preliminary references – all options open?
Chapter 9: A matter of interpretation, -Chapter 10: War over constitutional principles
Chapter 11: Two early landmark cases: Veronika’s struggle and enriched cereals
Chapter 12: Fundamental rights – the EFTA Court amends the law
Chapter 13: Putting the EFTA Court on the map
Chapter 14: The economics of EEA Single Market law
Chapter 15: Fundamental freedoms and the cursed proportionality test
Chapter 16: Competition law – a rare pleasure
Chapter 17: State aid law – a mixed pleasure
Chapter 18: Secondary law – a wide sphere
Chapter 19: Free movement of persons and social policy
Chapter 20: Where’s the beef?
Chapter 21: Judicial dialogue between the ECJ and the EFTA Court
Chapter 22: The Norwegian social model on the brink of downfall?
Chapter 23: The failed decapitation of Kong Carl
Chapter 24: “Room for manoeuvre” for Norway!
Chapter 25: The Icesave saga
Chapter 26: Gunfight at the Oslo corral
Chapter 27: Working methods and judicial style
Chapter 28: Attack on the EFTA Court’s integrity
Chapter 29: The Commission – The EFTA Court’s patron saint?
Chapter 30: Switzerland – from EU-phobia to EU-philia?
Chapter 31: Brexit – No to an ‘ever closer Union’
Chapter 32: “Two souls in Europe’s breast"
Epilogue.