TY - BOOK ID - 101214836 TI - National courts and preliminary references to the Court of Justice AU - Krommendijk, Jasper AU - Edward Elgar Publishing PY - 2021 SN - 1800374178 180037416X PB - Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Courts KW - Court administration KW - Court of Justice (Court of Justice of the European Union) KW - Court management KW - Management KW - Judiciary KW - Dispute resolution (Law) KW - Judicial districts KW - Law KW - Procedure (Law) KW - Judicial power KW - Jurisdiction KW - Justice, Administration of KW - Administration KW - Law and legislation KW - Court of Justice of the European Union. KW - European Union. KW - European Court of Justice KW - ECJ KW - Cour de justice (Court of Justice of the European Union) KW - Gericht (Court of Justice of the European Union) KW - national courts; court of justice; ECJ KW - European Union countries. KW - EU countries KW - Euroland KW - Europe UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101214836 AB - "This innovative book examines why national courts refer preliminary references to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), and what the referring court does with the answers. Jasper Krommendijk highlights the three core stages in the interaction between national courts and the ECJ: question, answer and follow-up, shedding new light on this under-explored area. Closing the gap between empirical interview data, and case law analysis, chapters use a unique combination of the two research methods to consider two current, and one former, EU Member States. The book demonstrates that judges extensively use the procedure and follow its outcome almost without exception, despite dissatisfaction and criticism regarding the absence of a true dialogue. By embedding the examples in the book in appropriate theory, this study will provide a useful read for students of EU law, particularly those wanting to better understand its consequences in the national legal order. Its recommendations for good practices in the ECJ and national courts will also be helpful to legal practitioners, judges and legal secretaries"-- ER -