The Court of Justice : Case-law

The Court of Justice of the European Union is the judicial institution of the European Union. It is made up of three courts: the Court of Justice, the General Court and the Civil Service Tribunal. Its main task is to examine the legality of European Union measures and ensure the uniform interpretation and application of European Union law. Through its case-law, the Court of Justice has identified an obligation for administrations and national courts to apply European Union law in full within their sphere of competence and to protect the rights conferred on citizens by that law (direct application of European Union law), and to disapply any conflicting national provision, whether before or after the European Union provision (primacy of European Union law over national law)