Judicial Authority in EU Internal Market Law

Vilija Velyvyte is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Law Faculty of the University of Oxford, UK.

• Introduction Context and Aims Methodological Approach Contribution Structure 1. An Unfree Court: Constitutional Constraints on the Exercise of EU Judicial Authority I. Structural Constraints: The Allocation of Competences and Powers in the EU II. Substantive Constraints: The EU’s Constitutional Value Framework III. Justification for Constraining the Court IV. Conclusion 2. Free Movement Case Law in Light of the Principle of Conferral I. The Principle of Conferral in Application to EU Judiciary II. Healthcare III. Education IV. Collective Labour Law V. GamblingVI. The Implications of the Case Law for the Principle of Conferral VII. Conclusion3. Free Movement Case Law in Light of the Principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality I. The Principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality, and their Application to the EU Judiciary II. Healthcare III. Education IV. Collective Labour Law V. GamblingVI. The Implications of the Case Law for the Principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality VII. Conclusion 4. The Horizontal Balance of Powers: The Implications of Free Movement Case Law for the Principle of Institutional BalanceI. The Principle of Institutional Balance in Application to the Court II. The Process of Judicial Lawmaking: Quasi-Legislative Judgments III. The Legislative Process: Political Constitutional Constraints and the ‘Judicial Trap’ IV. Model of Interaction No 1: The Court Predetermines the Content of Legislation V. Model of Interaction No 2: The Court Pre-empts Novel Legislative Solutions VI. Model of Interaction No 3: The Court Prevents Legislative Overturn VII. Conclusion 5. Rebalancing the Court, Rebalancing the EU I. The Conceptual and Legal Basis for a Relaxed Judicial Review II. The Margin of Appreciation III. Fair Balance IV. Exemption V. Conclusion ConclusionArgument Future Research Significance

[A]n enjoyable read, written with great clarity, and with multiple cross-references and periodic summaries, which bring all elements of the analysis together and facilitate an understanding of the issues at stake. Representing an intellectually stimulating analysis of judicial authority, it should spark the curiosity of EU legal scholars and practitioners alike.