Philippe MANIN - The Impact of European Courts on French Courts

Pouvoirs n°96 - Les cours européennes. Luxembourg et Strasbourg - janvier 2001 - p.51-64

The European Courts’ jurisprudence is having considerable consequences. The French courts apply their decisions. However this alignment may be slow and reluctant. Today, there remains a disagreement between the French courts and the ECJ on the legal basis establishing the primacy of community law over French law. French courts are bound by the decisions of the European Court of Justice through the mechanism of prejudged questions whose consequences have been and continue to be essential. Résumé

Référence électonique : Philippe MANIN, "The Impact of European Courts on French Courts", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°96, 2001, p.51-64. Consulté le 02-06-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/The-Impact-of-European-Courts-on.html